English Explanatory Dictionary

lacertid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any lizard of the family Lacertidae.
noun
  1. A type of blazar (highly variable active galactic nucleus) that lacks spectral emission lines characteristic of quasars.

Word forms

lacertid lacertids BL Lacertid

Etymology

From translingual Lacertidae.

Synonyms

true lizard wall lizard active galactic nucleus blazar BL Lac object BL Lacertae object
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