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LACERTID LIZARD

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Old World terrestrial lizard

Synonyms:

lacertid; lacertid lizard

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("lacertid lizard" is a kind of...):

lizard (relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lacertid lizard"):

Lacerta agilis; sand lizard (a common and widely distributed lizard of Europe and central Asia)

green lizard; Lacerta viridis (a common Eurasian lizard about a foot long)

Holonyms ("lacertid lizard" is a member of...):

family Lacertidae; Lacertidae (Old World lizards)

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