Lacerta

Lacerta
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 ({Lacerta viridis}) and the sand lizard ({Lacerta agilis}), of Europe. [1913 Webster]

2. (Astron.) The Lizard, a northern constellation. [1913 Webster]


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  • Lacerta — Zauneidechse (Lacerta agilis) Systematik Klasse: Reptilien (Reptilia) Überordnung …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Lacerta — Lacerta …   Wikipédia en Français

  • 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

  • Lacerta — La*cer ta, n. [L. lacertus the arm.] A fathom. [Obs.] Domesday Book. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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

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