ANOLE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Small arboreal tropical American insectivorous lizards with the ability to change skin color

Synonyms:

American chameleon; anole; Anolis carolinensis

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("anole" is a kind of...):

iguanid; iguanid lizard (lizards of the New World and Madagascar and some Pacific islands; typically having a long tail and bright throat patch in males)

Holonyms ("anole" is a member of...):

Anolis; genus Anolis (New World chameleons)

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