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lacertids

lacertids is the plural of lacertid.

Meaning of lacertid

Noun (1)

lacertid (plural lacertids)

  1. Any lizard of the family Lacertidae.
    • Lacertid scalation and body forms are similar to those of the teiids, although lacertids are usually smaller.1993, George R. Zug, Herpetology: An Introductory Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles, page 427
    Synonyms:
    true lizard, wall lizard

Noun (2)

lacertid (plural lacertids)

  1. 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.1975 July 10, “Quasars and Lacertids show a family likeness”, in New Scientist, page 61

Questions about lacertids

What is lacertids the plural of?
Lacertids is the plural of lacertid.

Words near lacertids in the dictionary

  1. Lacerta
  2. lacerti
  3. lacertian
  4. lacertians
  5. lacertid
  6. lacertids
  7. lacertiform
  8. lacertilian
  9. lacertilians
  10. lacertiloid
  11. lacertine

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