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lacerta

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.51 in modern English

Syllables
lac-er-ta
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An inconspicuous autumn constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a lizard. It lies between the constellations of Cygnus and Andromeda.

Etymology

Named by the astronomer Johannes Hevelius in 1687. From Latin lacerta (“a lizard”)

Origin

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

Lacertae

Questions

What does lacerta mean?
An inconspicuous autumn constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a lizard. It lies between the constellations of Cygnus and Andromeda.
Where does lacerta come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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