Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- A small group of the order Lacertilia; including the most ordinary lizards, closely related to the Scincoidea and Chalcidea.
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Examples
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Indeed, if this truly were a specimen of Siren lacertina, we'd come across one far outside the species 'known range.
The Whore's Daughter greygirlbeast 2008
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Though unable to be certain of the species, whether this was the Greater Siren (Siren lacertina) or Lesser Siren (Siren intermedia) — — though I lean towards the former — — my initial identification seemed entirely sound.
The Whore's Daughter greygirlbeast 2008
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The lagarto destitute of hinder extremities is perhaps a species of Siren, different from the Siren lacertina of Carolina.
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The lagarto destitute of hinder extremities is perhaps a species of Siren, different from the Siren lacertina of Carolina.
Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 Alexander von Humboldt 1814
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