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Not to be confused with Curia.
Curio may refer to:
Objects
- Curio, a strange and interesting object that evokes curiosity
- Curio cabinet, a cabinet constructed for the display of curios
People
- Curio, could be either a herald or a priest in ancient Rome who was the head of a curia; see curio maximus
- Curio, an ancient Roman cognomen, notably
- Gaius Scribonius Curio, the name of several ancient Romans, especially a father and son who were active in the 1st century BC
- Curio, an online pseudonym for Diana Napolis
Places
- Curio, Switzerland, a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland
- Curio Bay, a coastal embayment best known as the site of a petrified forest some 180 million years old
Popular culture
- Curio (Twelfth Night), a character in the Shakespearean comedy Twelfth Night
- Curio (band), a Japanese rock band
- Curio (The Shak), a character on the television program The Shak
Business
- Curio (brand), a collection in the Hilton portfolio
Botany
- Curio, a genus of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family (see talk page)
See also
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