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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: starred agama, roughtail rock agama, hardim, hardun, star lizard
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Latin stellio (“a newt with starlike spots on its back”), from stella (“star”).
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