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GENUS LACERTA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Lacerta mean?
• GENUS LACERTA (noun)
The noun GENUS LACERTA has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the Lacertidae
Familiarity information: GENUS LACERTA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Lacertidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Lacerta; Lacerta
Hypernyms ("genus Lacerta" is a kind of...):
reptile genus (a genus of reptiles)
Meronyms (members of "genus Lacerta"):
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 ("genus Lacerta" is a member of...):
family Lacertidae; Lacertidae (Old World lizards)
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