lacertid

American

[luh-sur-tid] / ləˈsɜr tɪd /

noun

any of numerous Old World lizards of the family Lacertidae.

adjective

belonging or pertaining to the Lacertidae family of lizards.

Etymology

Origin of lacertid

< New Latin Lacertidae. See Lacerta, -id ²

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Resource partition among lacertid lizards in southern Europe.

From Scientific American

Rather than uncovering internal workings in Cryptolacerta that were sliding in a snakelike direction, the imaging and analysis "reveal a mosaic of lacertid and amphisbaenian anatomical characters," the authors wrote.

From Scientific American

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