English Explanatory Dictionary

Lacerta

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An inconspicuous autumn constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a lizard. It lies between the constellations of Cygnus and Andromeda.

Word forms

Lacerta

Etymology

Named by the astronomer Johannes Hevelius in 1687. From Latin lacerta (“a lizard”)

Derived words

Lacertae
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