stellion

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noun

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

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starred agamaroughtail rock agamahardimhardunstar lizard
OriginLatin stellio →
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Meanings

nounstellion (plural stellions)

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.

    Synonyms: starred agama, roughtail rock agama, hardim, hardun, star lizard

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
starred agamaroughtail rock agamahardimhardunstar lizard
Also see
hardimhardun

Origin

  1. Latinstellio“a newt with starlike spots on its back”
  2. Englishstellion

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

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Translations

Arabic حِرْذَوْن
  • حِرْذَوْن (ḥirḏawn)lizard of the genus Laudakia
German Hardun
  • Hardunlizard of the genus Laudakia
Russian стеллион
  • стеллион (stellion)lizard of the genus Laudakia
Turkish Dikenli keler
  • Dikenli kelerlizard of the genus Laudakia

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with stellion

rebellionmachiavellianhellioncircumcellionPirandellianRaveliantabelliontetraskelion
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Anagrams

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APA

stellion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stellion

MLA

“stellion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stellion. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stellion,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stellion.

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