Lacerta

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Lacerta

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

proper noun

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

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EspañolLacerta
FrançaisLézard
DeutschEidechse
РусскийЯ́щерица Jáščerica

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"Lacerta." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lacerta. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{lacerta_2026,
  title = {Lacerta},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lacerta},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}