Lacerta

·noun A Fathom.

II. Lacerta ·noun The Lizard, a northern constellation.

III. Lacerta ·noun A genus of lizards. ·see Lizard.

lacerta
lăcerta, ae, f., and lăcertus, i, m. I A lizard : lacerta, Plin. 8, 39, 60, § 141; Ov. M. 5, 458...

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lacerta
lacerta ae, f a lizard: virides, H., O., Iu.— Prov.: Unius sese dominum fecisse lacertae, i. e. of ...

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