lacertian

English

Etymology

From Latin lacerta (“lizard”) +‎ -ian.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ləˈsəːtɪən/, /ləˈsəːʃən/

Adjective

lacertian (comparative more lacertian, superlative most lacertian)

1. 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

lacertian (plural lacertians)

1. (zoology) A member of the Lacerta.

Anagrams

• Centralia, carnalite, centralia, lactarine, nectarial