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CHAMAELEO
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Type genus of the Chamaeleontidae
Synonyms:
Chamaeleo; genus Chamaeleo; genus Chamaeleon
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Chamaeleo" is a kind of...):
reptile genus (a genus of reptiles)
Meronyms (members of "Chamaeleo"):
African chameleon; Chamaeleo chamaeleon (a chameleon found in Africa)
Chamaeleo oweni; horned chameleon (a kind of chameleon)
Holonyms ("Chamaeleo" 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)