What does lacertid mean?
Lacertid means Any lizard of the family Lacertidae..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Any lizard of the family Lacertidae..
Lacertid scalation and body forms are similar to those of the teiids, although lacertids are usually smaller.
Lacertids are distinguished by a section of large, flat scales on the undersides of their necks.[…]Teiids are the New World counterparts to lacertids.
Lacertid teeth are hollow at the base (teiid teeth are solid). Virtually all lacertids are terrestrial or rock-dwelling lizards, although a few species, including Holaspis and Takydromus, climb in vegetation, and at least one species appears to live high in trees.
In the same diagram a compact galaxy, 3C 371, and a Seyfert, 3C 120, lie very close to the Lacertids.
These reliably variable objects included three ROCOSs (OE 400, OI 090.4, and PI034-293) and two lacertids (AO 0235+164 and OJ 287).
We have identified six radio sources in the Zelenchuk (RATAN-600) catalog with two quasars, two lacertids, and two pairs of galaxies.
Use lacertid when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Lacertid means Any lizard of the family Lacertidae..
Common synonyms include true lizard, wall lizard, active galactic nucleus, blazar.
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Lacertid scalation and body forms are similar to those of the teiids, although lacertids are usually smaller.
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