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Noun: chamaeleon
  1. Lizard of Africa and Madagascar able to change skin colour and having a projectile tongue
    "The chamaeleon's eyes moved independently as it scanned for prey";
    - chameleon
Noun: Chamaeleon  ku'mee-lee-un
  1. A faint constellation in the polar region of the Southern Hemisphere near Apus and Mensa
    - Chameleon

Derived forms: chamaeleons

Type of: constellation, lizard

Part of: Chamaeleonidae, Chamaeleontidae, family Chamaeleonidae, family Chamaeleontidae, family Rhiptoglossa, Rhiptoglossa

Encyclopedia: Chamaeleon