Lacerta

Lacerta
Lacerta La*cer"ta, n. [L. lacertus the arm.] A fathom. [Obs.] --Domesday Book. [1913 Webster]

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  • Lacerta — Lacerta …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Lacerta — La*cer ta, n. [L. a lizard. See {Lizard}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A genus of lizards. See {Lizard}. [1913 Webster] Note: Formerly it included nearly all the known lizards. It is now restricted to certain diurnal Old World species, like the green lizard… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lacerta — Lacerta, 1) (lat.), so v.w. Eidechse; Lacerta gigantea, so v.w. Geosaurus; 2) in Venedig Freudenmädchen …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • LACERTA — an a lacerando, an quod pedes habet lacertis humani brachii similes, Graece σαῦρα, notum reptile est, hominis amicitiâ, et antipathiâ serpentis, unde et ὀφιομάχου accepit nomen. Sed et lacertae immicissimum genus cochleis, ut ait Plin. l. 8. c.… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • Lacérta — (lat.), die Eidechse; auch Name eines Sternbildes (s. Eidechse) …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Lacerta — Lacerta, s. Eidechsen …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Lacerta — Lacerta, lat., die Eidechse; in Venedig das Freudenmädchen …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • Lacerta — [lə sʉrt′ə] n. [L: see LIZARD] a N constellation in the Milky Way, between Cygnus and Andromeda …   English World dictionary

  • Lacerta — Lézard …   Wikipédia en Français

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