Lacertian

//ləˈsəːtɪən// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A member of the Lacerta.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Pertaining to or resembling a lizard; lizard-like.

    "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."

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lizardlikelizardy

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"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."

Etymology

From Latin lacerta (“lizard”) + -ian.

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