NOUN | object | Chamaeleon, Chameleon | a faint constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Apus and Mensa |
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animal | chamaeleon, chameleon | lizard of Africa and Madagascar / Madagascar able to change skin color and having a projectile tongue |
Meaning | A faint constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Apus and Mensa. | |
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Synonym | Chameleon | |
Instance of | constellation | A configuration of stars as seen from the earth |
Spanish | Camaleón, Chamaeleon | |
Catalan | Chamaeleon |
Meaning | lizard of Africa and Madagascar / Madagascar able to change skin color and having a projectile tongue. | |
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Synonym | chameleon | |
Member of | Chamaeleontidae, family Chamaeleontidae, Chamaeleonidae, family Chamaeleonidae, Rhiptoglossa, family Rhiptoglossa | Old World chameleons |
Narrower | African chameleon, Chamaeleo chamaeleon | A chameleon found in Africa |
horned chameleon, Chamaeleo oweni | A kind of chameleon | |
Broader | lizard | relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail |
Spanish | camaleón, chamaeleonidae | |
Catalan | camaleó |
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