lacertid
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lacertid¹
Where it comes from
From translingual Lacertidae.
noun lacertids
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Any lizard of the family Lacertidae.
Lacertid scalation and body forms are similar to those of the teiids, although lacertids are usually smaller.
Similar: true lizard, wall lizard
lacertid²
Where it comes from
From the name of the first discovered example, BL Lacertae.
noun lacertids · BL Lacertid · Lacertid
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A type of blazar (highly variable active galactic nucleus) that lacks spectral emission lines characteristic of quasars.
In the same diagram a compact galaxy, 3C 371, and a Seyfert, 3C 120, lie very close to the Lacertids.
Similar: active galactic nucleus, blazar, BL Lac object, BL Lacertae object
Talk about this word "lacertid." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lacertid. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. lacertid. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lacertid "lacertid." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lacertid.Cite this
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title = {lacertid},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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