Associations to the word «Chamaeleon»

Wiktionary

CHAMAELEON, noun. Alternative spelling of chameleon
CHAMAELEON, proper noun. (constellation) A small circumpolar constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a chamaeleon. It lies south of the constellations Carina and Musca.

Dictionary definition

CHAMAELEON, noun. A faint constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Apus and Mensa.
CHAMAELEON, noun. Lizard of Africa and Madagascar able to change skin color and having a projectile tongue.

Wise words

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