英语词汇“chamaeleon”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

chamaeleon

释义

chameleon or chamaeleon /kə-mēˈlyən or -li-ən/

noun

A small African lizard with a prehensile tail and tongue, eyes capable of independent movement and the ability to change colour to blend with its surroundings
An inconstant, changeable, or readily adaptable person (figurative; also adjective)

ORIGIN: L chamaeleōn, from Gr chamaileōn, from chamai (cf L humī) on the ground (ie dwarf), and leōn a lion

chameleonic /-i-onˈik/ and chamelˈeon-like adjective

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