Noun: chameleon ku'mee-lee-un
- 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
- A changeable or inconstant person
"The politician was a chameleon, adapting his views to suit his audience"
- 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