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kəˈmiːlɪən/
n.
a small slow-moving lizard with a prehensile tail, long extensible tongue, protruding eyes, and the ability to change colour.
[
Chamaeleo and other genera, family Chamaeleonidae: numerous species.]
Derivative
Etymology
ME: via L. chamaeleon from Gk khamaileōn, from khamai ‘on the ground’ + leōn ‘lion’.
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