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Noun: American chameleon  u'me-ri-kun ku'mee-lee-un
  1. Small arboreal tropical American insectivorous lizards with the ability to change skin colour
    "The American chameleon changed from brown to bright green as it moved onto a leaf";
    - anole, Anolis carolinensis

Derived forms: American chameleons

Type of: iguanid, iguanid lizard

Part of: Anolis, genus Anolis

Encyclopedia: American chameleon