Anolis
noun
Ano·lis
əˈnōlə̇s,
ˈanə-
: a genus of small American pleurodont lizards (family Iguanidae) comprising the New World chameleons that have the power of changing color like the true chameleons of the Old World
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from New Latin, borrowed from French anolis anole
First Known Use
circa 1706, in the meaning defined above