stellio
Dictionary entries
- Entry →stellio, stellionis:
Masculine · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
lizard, gecko; treacherous/deceitful person, "snake";
nom. sg.voc. sg.
Examples
- P
Liber IV
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Georgics
"...inanes quis dubitet? nam saepe favos ignotus adedit stellio et lucifugis congesta cubilia blattis immunisque sedens aliena..." - T
Liber XXXIX
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...Cornelius Cethegus A. Postumius Albinus C. Afranius Stellio C. Atilius Serranus L. Postumius Tempsanus M. Claudius Marcellinus. extremo..."