Толковый словарь английского языка - chameleon
Chameleon
chameleon
noun Usage: often attributive see: humble Date: 14th century 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 person given to often expedient or facile change in ideas or character, one that is subject to quick or frequent change especially in appearance, American ~ , ~ic adjective ~like adjective
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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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