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AMERICAN CHAMELEON
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Small arboreal tropical American insectivorous lizards with the ability to change skin color
Synonyms:
American chameleon; anole; Anolis carolinensis
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("American chameleon" is a kind of...):
iguanid; iguanid lizard (lizards of the New World and Madagascar and some Pacific islands; typically having a long tail and bright throat patch in males)
Holonyms ("American chameleon" is a member of...):
Anolis; genus Anolis (New World chameleons)