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    CHAMAELEON

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Lizard of Africa and Madagascar able to change skin color and having a projectile tongueplay

    Synonyms:

    chamaeleon; chameleon

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("chamaeleon" is a kind of...):

    lizard (relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "chamaeleon"):

    African chameleon; Chamaeleo chamaeleon (a chameleon found in Africa)

    Chamaeleo oweni; horned chameleon (a kind of chameleon)

    Holonyms ("chamaeleon" is a member of...):

    Chamaeleonidae; Chamaeleontidae; family Chamaeleonidae; family Chamaeleontidae; family Rhiptoglossa; Rhiptoglossa (Old World chameleons; in some classifications they are considered a superfamily of Sauria)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    A faint constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Apus and Mensaplay

    Synonyms:

    Chamaeleon; Chameleon

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

    Instance hypernyms:

    constellation (a configuration of stars as seen from the earth)

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