Chamaeleon

See also chamaeleon, and chameleon

English

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Etymology

Named by Dutch explorers Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597. From Latin chamaeleon (“chamaeleon”), from Ancient Greek χαμαιλέων (chamaeleon)

Proper noun

Chamaeleon

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

Derived terms

• Chamaeleontis

Translations

small circumpolar constellation of the southern sky

French: Caméléon m. German: Chamäleon (de) n.

Russian: Хамелеон Spanish: Chamaeleon (es)