Lacerta
Americannoun
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Lacertae
genitive
noun
Etymology
Origin of Lacerta
< Latin: lizard
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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
Tschudi in 1838 for various salamanders from North America, which had previously been described as Lacerta or Salamandra, and which, so far as general appearance is concerned, differ little from the European salamanders.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" by Various
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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