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   chameleon

   /kəˈmiːlɪən/

   noun

   • 1. a small slow-moving Old World lizard with a prehensile tail, long extensible tongue, protruding eyes that rotate independently, and a highly developed ability to change colour.
   • ▪ an anole (tree-dwelling lizard).
   • ▪ a person who changes their opinions or behaviour according to the situation: "voters have misgivings about his performance as a political chameleon"

   Word Origin Middle English: via Latin chamaeleon from Greek khamaileōn, from khamai ‘on the ground’ + leōn ‘lion’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. chameleonic adjective

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