stellion

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stellion - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Stellion \Stel"lion\, n. [L. stellio a newt having starlike
     spots on its back, fr. stella a star.] (Zool.)
     A lizard (Stellio vulgaris), common about the Eastern
     Mediterranean among ruins. In color it is olive-green, shaded
     with black, with small stellate spots. Called also hardim,
     and star lizard.
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