chameleon Meaning & Definition

  • En [ kəˈmiː.li.ən]
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Meaning of chameleon In English

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  • Are they political chameleons or political turncoats?

  • I have a chameleon's capacity for adaptation.

  • They are slightly more aggressive creatures, and resemble chameleons in the way they have bulging eyes that can look independently.

  • Iguanians are largely arboreal and have primitively fleshy, nonprehensile tongues, although the condition is highly modified in chameleons.

  • Bird species include eagles, owls and buzzards and reptiles include rattlesnakes and chameleons.

  • Immediately before the chameleon's characteristic tongue is extended, accommodation in both eyes is coupled: both eyes focus independently on the prey.

  • Consequently, one should not bring chameleons into a garden which is frequented by cats.

  • Long-term studies include lemur behavior and ecology, plant growth, flowering and fruiting, and climate, as well as surveys of chameleons, lemurs, birds, insects and carnivores.

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Translations of chameleon In Other Languages

  • 中文繁体

    動物, 變色龍,變色蜥蜴, 人…

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  • 中文简体

    动物, 变色龙,变色蜥蜴, 人…

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  • Español

    camaleón, camaleón [masculine]…

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  • Português

    camaleão…

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  • Français

    caméléon [masculine], caméléon…

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  • Čeština

    chameleon…

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  • Dansk

    kamæleon…

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  • Indonesia

    bunglon…

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