Etymology · Ancient Greek
χαμαιλέων
2 English words descend from Ancient Greek χαμαιλέων, most common first.
- chameleonA small to mid-size reptile, of the family Chamaeleonidae, and one of the best known lizard families able to change color and project its long tongue.
- chamaeleonA small circumpolar constellation of the southern sky, imagined to resemble a chameleon, which lies south of the constellations Carina and Musca.