English

Proper noun

Chamaeleon

1. (astronomy) A small circumpolar constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a chamaeleon. It lies south of the constellations Carina and Musca.

Derived terms

• Chamaeleontis

Translations

Spanish

Proper noun

Chamaeleon ?

1. (astronomy) Chamaeleon (small circumpolar constellation of the southern sky)

English

Noun

chamaeleon ‎(plural chamaeleons)

1. Alternative spelling of chameleon

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χαμαιλέων ‎(khamailéōn), from χαμαί ‎(khamaí, “on the earth, on the ground”) + λέων ‎(léōn, “lion”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /kʰaˈmae̯.le.on/, [kʰaˈmae̯.ɫe.õ]

Noun

chamaeleon m ‎(genitive chamaeleōnis); third declension

1. chameleon (lizard)

Inflection

The singular genitive is sometimes chamaeleōntis, with a corresonding change in other forms.

References

• chamaeleon in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “chamaeleon”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• chamaeleon in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray