/las'euhr til"ee euhn, -til"yeuhn/ , adj.
1. belonging or pertaining to the reptilian suborder Lacertilia, comprising the lizards.
n.
2. a lacertilian reptile.
Also, lacertian /leuh serr"sheuhn/ .
[ 1850-55; Lacertili ( a ) (L Lacert ( a ) LACERTA + -ilia, neut. pl. of -ilis -ILE) + -AN ]