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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lacertilia \Lac`er*til"i*a\, n. pl [NL., fr L. lacertus a
lizard.] (Zo["o]l.)
An order of Reptilia, which includes the lizards.
Note: They are closely related to the snakes, and life 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 wanting
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}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
Lacertilia
n : true lizards; including chameleons and geckos [syn: {Sauria},
{suborder Sauria}, {Lacertilia}, {suborder Lacertilia}]
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