Lacerta
[luh-sur-tuh]
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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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Linnus mentions three species, which he places with his great genus Lacerta.
Reptiles and BirdsLouis Figuier
It was named Lacerta by Hevelius in 1690, and this name it still retains.
Astronomical CuriositiesJ. Ellard Gore
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
Neither have that rapid movement, so characteristic of the genera Lacerta and Iguana.
A Naturalist's Voyage Round the WorldCharles Darwin
The stars γ and β are pointer stars to a fifth-magnitude star the lucida of the asterism Lacerta, the lizard about 15° from β.
A Field Book of the StarsWilliam Tyler Olcott
Lacerta
noun Latin genitive Lacertae (ləˈsɜːtiː)
Word Origin for Lacerta
Latin: lizard
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