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Stallion vs Stellion - What's the difference?

stallion | stellion |

As nouns the difference between stallion and stellion

is that stallion is a male horse while stellion is a lizard (Stellio vulgaris), olive-green with small stellate spots, common in the Eastern Mediterranean among ruins.

stallion

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A male horse.
  • # Specifically, one that is uncastrated.
  • # A male horse kept primarily as a stud.
  • A very virile, sexy or horny man.

    • Synonyms

    * * studhorse, stud-horse, stud horse

    Derived terms

    * stallioneer * stallioner

    See also

    * colt * filly * foal * gelding * mare

    stellion

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (zoology) A lizard (Stellio vulgaris ), olive-green with small stellate spots, common in the Eastern Mediterranean among ruins.

    • Synonyms

    * hardim * star lizard (Webster 1913)