lacertid

[ luh-sur-tid ]

noun

any of numerous Old World lizards of the family Lacertidae.

adjective

belonging or pertaining to the Lacertidae family of lizards.

Origin of lacertid

¹

<New Latin Lacertidae.See Lacerta, -id²

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How to use lacertid in a sentence

So far as known, the habits of the various Lizards which constitute the family of lacertid are much the same.
Reptiles and Birds | Louis Figuier
All of these reptiles have exceedingly long tails, though not so inordinately long as in the lacertid of the genus Tachydromus.
Reptiles and Birds | Louis Figuier

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