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stellion

(ˈstɛlɪən) or

stellio

(Animals) an olive-green Mediterranean lizard with black star-shaped spots, belonging to the family Stellionidae

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Star lizard

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Stellion." In early usage, a stellion was a lizard with starlike

Lacerta sive Stellio: This tiny celestial reptile is speckled with stars

The most recent analysis of the dates of publication for the various volumes and livraisons of d'Orbigny's Dictionnaire (Evenhuis 1990), however, gives the date for volume 12, livraison 133, pages 1-64 (entries Stellion to Strombides in the dictionary, Stomatella on p.

A revision of the chilodontidae (Gastropoda: Vetigastropoda: Seguenzioidea) of Southern Africa and the south-western Indian ocean

Ils franchissent, foulant I'hydre et le stellion, Ravins, torrents, halliers, sans que rien les arrete; Et deja.