Chamaeleon
cha·mae·leon
noun
1.
a faint constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Apus and Mensa
2.
lizard of Africa and Madagascar able to change skin color and having a projectile tongue
Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin chamaeleon (“chamaeleon”), from Ancient Greek χαμαιλέων (khamailéōn). Doublet of chameleon. Named by Dutch explorers Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597.
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