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

Derived forms: chameleons

Type of: actor, constellation, doer, lizard, worker

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

Encyclopedia: Chameleon