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Chameleon
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English
Etymology
First attested in 1340 , from Old French chaméléon , from Latin chamaeleon , from Greek khamaileon , from khamai on the earth; on the ground + leon lion. See also chamomile.
Noun
- A small to mid-size reptile, and one of the best known lizard families able to change color and project its long tongue.
- A person with inconstant behavior.
- A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Apus and Mensa.
Synonyms
chamaeleon
Translation
- kameleon
- Finnish: kameleontti
- chaméléon m
- Chamäleon
- Russian: хамелеон m
- camaléon m
- Turkish: Bukalemun
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