Lacerta

[ luh-sur-tuh ]

/ ləˈsɜr tə /

noun, genitive La·cer·tae [luh-sur-tee] /ləˈsɜr ti/. Astronomy.

the Lizard, a northern constellation between Cepheus and Pegasus.

Origin of Lacerta

< Latin: lizard

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Examples from the Web for lacerta

In the stories of the Pentamerone, the good fairy is a lacerta cornuta (a horned lizard).
Zoological Mythology (Volume II)|Angelo de Gubernatis
Neither have that rapid movement, so characteristic of the genera Lacerta and Iguana.
A Naturalist's Voyage Round the World|Charles Darwin
Our English lizards are true lizards, belonging to the typical genus Lacerta and to the typical family Lacertidæ.
The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, September 1879|Various
The following description, taken in the main from my own observations, applies to Lacerta muralis.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4)|Francis Maitland Balfour

The only land reptile is a small lizard (Lacerta dugesii), which is abundant and is very destructive to the grape crop.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 3|Various

British Dictionary definitions for lacerta

Lacerta

/ (ləˈsɜːtə) /

noun Latin genitive Lacertae (ləˈsɜːtiː)

a small faint constellation in the N hemisphere, part of which is crossed by the Milky Way, lying between Cygnus and Andromeda

Word Origin for Lacerta

Latin: lizard

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