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