Lacertilia

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin lacertilia, from lacerta (“lizard”) + -ilia (“-ile, -like: similar to”).

Proper noun

Lacertilia

A taxonomic suborder within the order Lacertoidea – the lizards.

Hypernyms

(suborder): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Reptilia – class; Diapsida - subclass; Lepidosauromorpha - infraclass; Lepidosauria - superorder; Squamata - order; Lacertoidea - order

Hyponyms

(suborder): Lacertidae - family

References

Lizard on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Squamata on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Lacertilia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Squamata at the Tree of Life Web Project

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