lacertid

== English == === Etymology 1 === From translingual Lacertidae. ==== Noun ==== lacertid (plural lacertids) Any lizard of the family Lacertidae. ===== Synonyms ===== (lizard of family Lacertidae): true lizard, wall lizard === Etymology 2 === From the name of the first discovered example, BL Lacertae. ==== Alternative forms ==== BL Lacertid Lacertid ==== 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