"stellion" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: stellions [plural]
Etymology: From Latin stellio (“a newt with starlike spots on its back”), from stella (“star”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|stellio|t=a newt with starlike spots on its back}} Latin stellio (“a newt with starlike spots on its back”), {{lena}} Head templates: {{en-noun}} stellion (plural stellions)
  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. Categories (lifeform): Agamid lizards Synonyms: starred agama, roughtail rock agama, hardim, hardun, star lizard
    Sense id: en-stellion-en-noun-u6u2udjc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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