genus lacerta

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   type genus of the Lacertidae

   SynonymsLacerta

   Broaderreptile genus

   Part ofLacertidae

Questions about genus lacerta

What does genus lacerta mean?

genus lacerta means "type genus of the Lacertidae".

What is another word for genus lacerta?

Close synonyms include Lacerta. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus lacerta a common word?

genus lacerta is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.