adjective
ZoologyLizard-like; lacertiform; specifically of or relating to the superfamily Lacertoidea, which comprises the typical lizards, whiptails, and worm lizards.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Spencer Baird (1823–1887), zoologist and scientific administrator. From classical Latin lacerta lizard + -oid.
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