Lacerta

American  

[luh-sur-tuh] / ləˈsɜr tə /

noun

Astronomy.

• Lacertae
  genitive

1. the Lizard, a northern constellation between Cepheus and Pegasus.

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Lacerta British  

/ ləˈsɜːtə /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of Lacerta

< Latin: lizard

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Example Sentences

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Lacerta Lacertae

The Sh2-132 complex lies near the border of the Cepheus and Lacerta constellations and contains several deep sky structures.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2023

In related news, Stuart Graham discussed work on determining the suitability of habitat for Sand lizard Lacerta agilis reintroduction.

From Scientific American ● Dec. 24, 2017

“Costs of refuge use affect escape decisions of Iberian rock lizards Lacerta monticola.”

From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2010

Lacerta in turn has become, in Spanish, lagarto, which, with the article, el lagarto, is the origin of the term “alligator.”

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" by Various

Lacerta varia, White, Journal of a Voyage to New Holland, 253, t.

From Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia Performed between the years 1818 and 1822 — Volume 2 by Phillip Parker King

The term blazar comes partly from BL Lacertae, a starlike object that turned out to be the first of these objects ever recognized.

From New York Times ● Jul. 12, 2018

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