English Explanatory Dictionary

stellion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A lizard (Laudakia stellio or Stellagama stellio). It is olive-green with small stellate spots, commonly found in the rocky areas around the Mediterranean.

Word forms

stellion stellions

Etymology

From Latin stellio (“a newt with starlike spots on its back”), from stella (“star”).

Synonyms

starred agama roughtail rock agama hardim hardun star lizard
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