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单词 Chamaeleon
释义

Chamaeleon

noun

Cha·​mae·​leon kə-ˈmēl-yən How to pronounce Chamaeleon (audio)
-ˈmē-lē-ən
1
: a large genus (the type of the family Chamaeleontidae) of lizards including most of the Old World chameleons compare rhiptoglossa
2
astronomy : a constellation visible near the south celestial pole that is represented by a figure of a chameleon
A search through observations by the Hubble Space Telescope identified the brown dwarf, which is in the constellation Chamaeleon, about 500 light-years away. Grand Rapid Press, 11 Dec. 2005

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, chameleon

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