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Chameleon

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Noun

1. chameleon

a changeable or inconstant person

2. chamaeleon, chameleon

a faint constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Apus and Mensa

3. chamaeleon, chameleon

lizard of Africa and Madagascar able to change skin color and having a projectile tongue

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Chameleon

see synonyms of chameleon
noun
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

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Chameleon

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noun
1. 
any of various Old World lizards (family Chamaeleontidae) with an angular head, prehensile tail, eyes that move independently of each other, the ability to change skin color rapidly, and a long, agile tongue for catching prey
2. 
any of various superficially similar lizards that can change the color of their skin, as the American chameleon
3. 
a changeable or fickle person

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Chameleon

see synonyms of chameleon
n.
Variant of Chamaeleon.
n.
1. Any of various tropical lizards of the family Chamaeleonidae, chiefly of Africa and Madagascar, having a prehensile tail, eyes that can move independently, and the ability to change color.
2. An anole lizard, especially Anolis carolinensis of the southeast United States.
3. A changeable or inconstant person: "In his testimony, the nominee came off as ... a chameleon of legal philosophy" (Joseph A. Califano, Jr.)

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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