lacertian, a. and n.
(ləˈsɜːtɪən, -ʃən)
[f. L. lacert-a lizard + -ian.]
A. adj. Of or pertaining to the lizards or Lacertilia; lizard-like, saurian.
| 1843 in W. 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. n. 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. |