Stellion

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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