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chameleon
герп. хамелеон (Chamaeleo); pl хамелеоны (Chamaeleonidae) – American chameleon – armored chameleon – bearded pigmy chameleon – crested chameleon – dwarf chameleon – European chameleon – false chameleon – four-horned chameleon – graceful chameleon – mountains chameleon – panther chameleon – pigmy chameleon – short-horned chameleon – single soft-horned chameleon – stump-tailed chameleon – tubercle-nosed chameleon – two-lined chameleon – Ukinga hornless chameleon
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n. 1 any of a family of small lizards having grasping tails, long tongues, protruding eyes, and the power of changing colour. 2 a variable or inconstant person. Derivatives chameleonic adj. Etymology: ME f. L f. Gk khamaileon f. khamai on the ground + leon lion ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English camelion, from Middle French, from Latin chamaeleon, from Greek chamaileon, from chamai on the ground + leon lion — more at humble Date: 14th century 1. any of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal Old World lizards with prehensile tail, independently movable eyeballs, and unusual ability to change the color of the skin 2. a. a person given to often expedient or facile change in ideas or character b. one that is subject to quick or frequent change especially in appearance 3. American ~ • ~ic adjective • ~like adjective ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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(chameleons) A chameleon is a kind of lizard whose skin changes colour to match the colour of its surroundings. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n 1 a lizard that can change its colour to match the colours around it 2 someone who changes their ideas, behaviour etc to fit different situations (He was a chameleon, able to blend with the customs and people he was living among.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 14c., from O.Fr. chamйlйon, from L. chamaeleon, from Gk. chamaileon, from chamai "on the ground" (also "dwarf"), akin to chthon "earth" + leon "lion." Figurative sense of "variable person" is 1582. It was formerly supposed to live on air. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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