Lacertilian
[la-sər-TIL-yən]
Part of speech: adjective
Origin: Latin, 19th century
1.
Relating to a reptile of the suborder Lacertilia; a lizard.
2.
Lizardlike.
Examples of Lacertilian in a sentence
"The lacertilian beachgoers line up on their towels on the sand every morning."
"Though they have certain lacertilian features, crocodiles are not actually large lizards."
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