chameleon
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[edit] Etymology
From Latin chamaeleon, from Ancient Greek χαμαιλέων (khamaileōn), from χαμαί (khamai, “on the earth, on the ground”) + λέων (leon, “lion”). First attested in 1340.
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /kəˈmiːlɪən/
[edit] Noun
chameleon (plural chameleons)
- A small to mid-size reptile, of the family Chamaeleonidae, and one of the best known lizard families able to change color and project its long tongue.
- A person with inconstant behavior; one able to quickly adjust to new circumstances.
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reptile
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person with inconstant behavior
[edit] Adjective
chameleon (not comparable)
[edit] External links
- chameleon in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- chameleon in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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chameleon m.
