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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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
Lacerta — Lézard … Wikipédia en Français
