CHAMAELEON

chameleon, chamaeleon

(noun) lizard of Africa and Madagascar able to change skin color and having a projectile tongue

Chamaeleon, Chameleon

(noun) a faint constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Apus and Mensa

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

chamaeleon (plural chamaeleons)

Alternative spelling of chameleon

Etymology

Proper noun

Chamaeleon

(constellation) A small circumpolar constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a chamaeleon. It lies south of the constellations Carina and Musca.

Source: Wiktionary



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