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CHAMELEON
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lizard of Africa and Madagascar able to change skin color and having a projectile tongue
Synonyms:
chamaeleon; chameleon
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("chameleon" is a kind of...):
lizard (relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "chameleon"):
African chameleon; Chamaeleo chamaeleon (a chameleon found in Africa)
Chamaeleo oweni; horned chameleon (a kind of chameleon)
Holonyms ("chameleon" is a member of...):
Chamaeleonidae; Chamaeleontidae; family Chamaeleonidae; family Chamaeleontidae; family Rhiptoglossa; Rhiptoglossa (Old World chameleons; in some classifications they are considered a superfamily of Sauria)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A faint constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Apus and Mensa
Synonyms:
Chamaeleon; Chameleon
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Instance hypernyms:
constellation (a configuration of stars as seen from the earth)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A changeable or inconstant person
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("chameleon" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
