a. and sb. [f. L. lacert-a lizard + -IAN.] A. adj. Of or pertaining to the lizards or Lacertilia; lizard-like, saurian.
1843. in Humble, Dict. Geol.
1847. Ansted, Anc. World, viii. 155. The lacertian type—that exhibited in the lizards of the present day.
1877. Dawson, Orig. World, xv. 338. The lacertian reptiles.
B. sb. A lacertilian; a lizard.
1839. Penny Cycl., XIII. 265/2. Under the family name of Lacertians Cuvier arranged—1st. The Monitors … 2nd. The Lizards properly so called.
