American chameleon
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li noun
1.
any of numerous Old World lizards of the family Chamaeleontidae, characterized by the ability to change the color of their skin, very slow locomotion, and a projectile tongue.
2.
any of several American lizards capable of changing the color of the skin, especially Anolis carolinensis (American chameleon) of the southeastern U.S.
3.
a changeable, fickle, or inconstant person.
4.
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| —n | |
| 1. | any lizard of the family Chamaeleontidae of Africa and Madagascar, having long slender legs, a prehensile tail and tongue, and the ability to change colour |
| 2. | a changeable or fickle person |
| [C14: from Latin chamaeleon, from Greek khamaileōn, from khamai on the ground + leōn | |
| chameleonic | |
| —adj | |
| cha'meleon-like | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
chameleon
mid-14c., from O.Fr. chaméléon, from L. chamaeleon, from Gk. khamaileon, from khamai "on the ground" (also "dwarf"), akin to chthon "earth" + leon "lion." Figurative sense of "variable person" is 1580s. It was formerly supposed to live on air (cf. "Hamlet" III.ii.98).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Easton
Bible Dictionary
Chameleon definition
a species of lizard which has the faculty of changing the colour of its skin. It is ranked among the unclean animals in Lev. 11:30, where the Hebrew word so translated is _coah_ (R.V., "land crocodile"). In the same verse the Hebrew _tanshemeth_, rendered in Authorized Version "mole," is in Revised Version "chameleon," which is the correct rendering. This animal is very common in Egypt and in the Holy Land, especially in the Jordan valley.
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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