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Lacerta

Syllabification: (La·cer·ta)
Pronunciation: /ləˈsərtə/

Astronomy
Definition of Lacerta
  • a small and inconspicuous northern constellation (the Lizard), on the edge of the Milky Way between Cygnus and Andromeda.
  • (as genitive Lacertae /ləˈsərtē/) used with a preceding letter or numeral to designate a star in this constellation:the star Alpha Lacertae

Origin:

Latin

Lacerta in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Lacerta in the British & World English dictionary