Oct 3, 2004 16:29
19 yrs ago
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English term

lizard

Homework / test English to Latin Science Zoology
needing the scientific or latin origin for the word lizard
Proposed translations (Latin)
3 +3 lacertus, lacerta
4 +1 stellio

Proposed translations

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lacertus, lacerta

This is the general translation. But in taxonomy most lizards are in:

SUBCLASS LEPIDOSAURIA

Squamata
SubOrder:
Sauria
Agamidae
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Chamaeleontdidae
Iguanidae
.
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.
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Gekkonidae
Pygopodidae
Teiidae
Lacertidae
.
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Xantuslidae
Scincidae
Cordylidae
Dibamidae
Xenosauridae
Anguidae
.
Helodermatidae
Lanthanotidae
Varanidae
Rainbow Lizard, Bearded Dragon, Indian Bloodsucker, Spiny-Tailed Lizard
Chameleons
Anole, Basilisk, Collared Lizard, Iguanas, Horned Lizard, Chuckwalla, Sagebrush Lizard, Side-blotched Lizard
Geckos
.
Race Runner, Tegu
Sand Lizards, Ocellated Lizard, Viviparous Lizard, Wall Lizard, Long-tailed Lizard
.
Skinks
Sungazer
.
.
Slow Worm, Alligator Lizard, Sheltopusik, Glass Lizard
Gila Monster
.
Monitors, Komodo Dragon



You have to specify which *lizard* do you mean, specifically. :)
Peer comment(s):

agree Jarema
7 mins
agree verbis
43 days
agree Joseph Brazauskas : Maximas tibi, doctissima feminarum, agit Iosephus.
43 days
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stellio

'Lacerta' and 'lacertus' (both are poetic words; in prose they refer to a kind of sea fish) are the generic terms for 'lizard'.

'Stellio' refers especially to a spotted lizard, and is found in both poetry and prose.
Peer comment(s):

agree verbis
43 days
Maximas tibi gratias ago. Longius aberas.
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