lacertian
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin lacerta (“lizard”) + -ian.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editlacertian (comparative more lacertian, superlative most lacertian)
- Pertaining to or resembling a lizard; lizard-like. [from 19th c.]
- 2017 May 17, Hanneke Meijer, The Guardian[1]:
- 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.
Noun
editlacertian (plural lacertians)