lacertilia(n = noun.animal) sauria, suborder lacertilia, suborder sauria - true lizards; including chameleons and geckos;
is a kind of animal order
is a member of order squamata, squamata
Derived form adjective lacertilian1
An order of Reptilia, which includes the lizards. [1913 Webster]
" 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 (amphisbæna, glass-snake, etc.) the legs are absent and the body is serpentlike. None are venomous, unless