Definition of lacertilian

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lac·er·til·i·an

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n) KEY

ADJECTIVE:

Of, relating to, or characteristic of lizards and closely related reptiles; Saurian.

ETYMOLOGY:
From New Latin Lacertlia, former suborder name, from Latin lacerta, lizard

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