chameleon

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Adjective 1.6 External links 2 Czech 2.1 Noun

[edit] English

Wikipedia

[edit] Alternative spellings

• chamaeleon
• chamæleon

[edit] Etymology

From Latin chamaeleon < Ancient Greek χαμαιλέων (khamaileōn) from χαμαί (khamai), “‘on the earth, on the ground’”) + λέων (leon), “‘lion’”). First attested in 1340.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /kəˈmi:lɪən/

[edit] Noun

chameleon (plural chameleons)

1. 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.
2. A person with inconstant behavior; one able to quickly adjust to new circumstances.

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[edit] Adjective

chameleon (not comparable)

1. Describing something that changes color.

   The wall was covered with a chameleon paint.

[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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[edit] Czech

[edit] Noun

chameleon m.

1. chameleon