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
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..."Liber XXXIX
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...Cornelius Cethegus A. Postumius Albinus C. Afranius Stellio C. Atilius Serranus L. Postumius Tempsanus M. Claudius Marcellinus. extremo..."
