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Lacerta

Lacerta proper noun: an inconspicuous autumn constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a lizard. It lies between the constellations of Cygnus and Andromeda.

Proper noun

Lacerta

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

Lacerta meaning in Malay

Lacerta in Malay

a constellation
Cicak

Origin of Lacerta

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

Words formed from Lacerta

  • Lacertae

Questions about Lacerta

What does Lacerta mean?
Lacerta means an inconspicuous autumn constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a lizard. It lies between the constellations of Cygnus and Andromeda.
What is Lacerta in Malay?
Lacerta in Malay is Cicak. See Lacerta meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is Lacerta?
Lacerta is a proper noun.

Words near Lacerta in the dictionary

  1. Lacerda
  2. Lacerdas
  3. laceries
  4. lacers
  5. lacert
  6. Lacerta
  7. lacerti
  8. lacertian
  9. lacertians
  10. lacertid
  11. lacertids

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