Complete Definition of "chamaeleon"

see|Chamaeleon|chameleon
English

Noun
chamaeleon

  1. archaic An older spelling of chameleon.

Latin

Etymology
Romanized form of the AGr.|la term|scpolytonic|�αμαιλέ�ν||crawling lion|trkhamaileon|lang=grc, a kind of lizard known for changing its colour, also the name of various plants, so called from their leaves changing colour, < �αμαί (khamai) "on the earth, on the ground" + λέ�ν (leon) "lion"

Noun
la-noun|chamaeleon|chamaeleonis|chamaele�nis|m|third

  1. chameleon#English|chameleon (lizard)

Inflection
The singular genitive is sometimes term|chamaeleontis|chamaele�ntis|lang=la, with a corresonding change in other forms.

Category:la:Reptiles

el:chamaeleon
gl:chamaeleon

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