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Lacertidae
plural noun
La·cer·ti·dae
\-təˌdē\
Definition of Lacertidae
: a large Old World family of terrestrial zoophagous lizards with well-developed limbs, pleurodont dentition, and deeply notched tonque
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Origin and Etymology of lacertidae
New Latin, from Lacerta, type genus + -idae
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