Meanings
adjectivelacertian (comparative more lacertian, superlative most lacertian)
comparative more lacertian · superlative most lacertian
- Pertaining to or resembling a lizard; lizard-like.First known use 19th c.
None of these lacertian giants survived the Pleistocene era. For the Javan and Timorese varanids, only a handful of bones remind us of their existence, and the timing of their extinctions remains unknown.
2017 May 17, Hanneke Meijer, The Guardian
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Origin
- Latinlacerta“lizard”
- Englishlacertian
From Latin lacerta (“lizard”) + -ian.
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lacertian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lacertian
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“lacertian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lacertian. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lacertian,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lacertian.
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