English noun: Chamaeleon | |||
1. | Chamaeleon (object) a faint constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Apus and Mensa | ||
Synonyms | Chameleon | ||
Instance hypernym | constellation | ||
2. | chamaeleon (animal) lizard of Africa and Madagascar able to change skin color and having a projectile tongue | ||
Synonyms | chameleon | ||
Broader (hypernym) | lizard | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | African chameleon, Chamaeleo chamaeleon, Chamaeleo oweni, horned chameleon | ||
Member meronym | Chamaeleonidae, Chamaeleontidae, family Chamaeleonidae, family Chamaeleontidae, family Rhiptoglossa, Rhiptoglossa | ||