English Explanatory Dictionary

lacert

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Alternative form of lacertus: a fleshy muscle of the human body.

Word forms

lacert lacerts

Etymology

From French lacerte, from Late Latin lacertus (“muscle”), from Classical Latin lacertus (“upper arm”), of uncertain etymology but possibly related to lacerta (“lizard”).

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