lacert

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A form of lacertus — A bundle or fascicle of muscular fibres.

OriginFrench lacerte ← Late Latin lacertus ← Latin lacertus →
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Meanings

nounlacert (plural lacerts)

plural lacerts

  1. alternativeobsoleteAlternative form of lacertus: a fleshy muscle of the human body.

Origin

  1. Latinlacertus“upper arm”
  2. Late Latinlacertus“muscle”
  3. Frenchlacerte
  4. Englishlacert

From French lacerte, from Late Latin lacertus (“muscle”), from Classical Latin lacertus (“upper arm”), of uncertain etymology but possibly related to lacerta (“lizard”).

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APA

lacert. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lacert

MLA

“lacert.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lacert. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lacert,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lacert.

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