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. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. stellionatus cozenage, trickery, fr. stellio a newt, a crafty, knavish person. ] (Scots & Roman Law) Any fraud not distinguished by a more special name; -- chiefly applied to sales of the same property to two different persons, or selling that for one's own which belongs to another, etc. Erskine. [ 1913 Webster ]