Meaning of LACERTILIA
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| | Definition: | | [n] true lizards; including chameleons and geckos |
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| | Synonyms: | | Sauria, suborder Lacertilia, suborder Sauria |
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| | See Also: | | Agamidae, Amphisbaenidae, Anguidae, animal order, Anniellidae, Chamaeleonidae, Chamaeleontidae, Cordylidae, family Agamidae, family Amphisbaenidae, family Anguidae, family Anniellidae, family Chamaeleonidae, family Chamaeleontidae, family Cordylidae, family Gekkonidae, family Helodermatidae, family Iguania, family Iguanidae, family Lacertidae, family Lanthanotidae, family Pygopodidae, family Rhiptoglossa, family Scincidae, family Teiidae, family Varanidae, family Xantusiidae, family Xenosauridae, Gekkonidae, Helodermatidae, Iguania, Iguanidae, Lacertidae, Lanthanotidae, order Squamata, Pygopodidae, Rhiptoglossa, saurian, Scincidae, Squamata, Teiidae, Varanidae, Xantusiidae, Xenosauridae | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Lac`er*til"i*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. lacertus a
lizard.] (Zo["o]l.)
An order of Reptilia, which includes the lizards.
Note: They are closely related to the snakes, and life the
latter, usually have the body covered with scales or
granules. They usually have eyelids, and most of then
have well-formed legs; but in some groups
(amphisb[ae]na, glass-snake, etc.) the legs are wanting
and the body is serpentlike. None are venomous, unless
{Heloderma} be an exception. The order includes the
chameleons, the {Cionocrania}, or typical lizards, and
the amphisb[ae]nas. See {Amphisb[ae]na}, {Gecko}, {Gila
monster}, and {Lizard}.
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