'Lacertilia' definitions:
Definition of 'Lacertilia'
(from WordNet)
noun
True lizards; including chameleons and geckos [syn: Sauria, suborder Sauria, Lacertilia, suborder Lacertilia]
Definition of 'Lacertilia'
From: GCIDE
- Lacertilia \Lac`er*til"i*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. lacertus a lizard.] (Zool.) An order of Reptilia, which includes the lizards. [1913 Webster]
- Note: They are closely related to the snakes, and like the latter, usually have the body covered with scales or granules. They usually have eyelids, and most of then have well-formed legs; but in some groups (amphisb[ae]na, glass-snake, etc.) the legs are absent and the body is serpentlike. None are venomous, unless Heloderma be an exception. The order includes the chameleons, the Cionocrania, or typical lizards, and the amphisb[ae]nas. See Amphisb[ae]na, Gecko, {Gila monster}, and Lizard. [1913 Webster]