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LACERTID
Etymology 1
Noun
lacertid (plural lacertids)
Any lizard of the family Lacertidae.
Synonyms
• (lizard of family Lacertidae): lacerta, true lizard, wall lizard
Etymology 2
From the name of the first discovered example, BL Lacertae.
Noun
lacertid (plural lacertids)
(astronomy) A type of blazar (highly variable active galactic nucleus) that lacks spectral emission lines characteristic of quasars.
Synonyms
• (astronomical object): active galactic nucleus, blazar, BL Lac object, BL Lacertae object
Anagrams
• articled
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