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lacertilian

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lac⋅er⋅til⋅i⋅an

  [las-er-til-ee-uhn, -til-yuhn]
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–adjective
1. belonging or pertaining to the reptilian suborder Lacertilia, comprising the lizards.
–noun
2. a lacertilian reptile.
Also, la⋅cer⋅tian  [luh-sur-shuhn] .

Origin:
1850–55; < NL Lacertili(a) (L Lacert(a) Lacerta + -ilia, neut. pl. of -ilis -ile ) + -an
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lac·er·til·i·an   (lās'ər-tĭl'ē-ən)   
adj.  Of, relating to, or characteristic of lizards and closely related reptiles; Saurian.

[From New Latin Lacertīlia, former suborder name, from Latin lacerta, lizard.]
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lacertilian   (lās'ər-tĭl'ē-ən)  Pronunciation Key 
Relating to or characteristic of lizards and closely related reptiles.
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