See Also: lacertilian(dictionary)

lacertine (iou) and lacertilian (iou)


lacertine (iou)



lacertine adjective. M19.
[from Latin lacerta lizard + -INE1.]
= LACERTILIAN. M19.
Of ornament: consisting of intertwined lizard-like figures. M19.

lacertilian (iou)



lacertilian adjective & noun. M19.
[from mod. Latin Lacertilia (see below), from Latin lacerta lizard + -IL + -IA2.]
A. adjective. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the reptilian suborder Lacertilia, which comprises the lizards; lizard-like, saurian. M19.
b. noun. A reptile of the suborder Lacertilia; a lizard. M19.