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stellion
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stellion, n. [L. stellio a newt having starlike spots on its back, fr. stella a star.].
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 . [1913 Webster]
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