American chameleon

American chameleon

n (Animals) another name for anole

a•no•le

(əˈnoʊ li)

n., pl. -les. 1. Also called American chameleon a small green iguanid lizard, Anolis carolinensis, of the U.S. Gulf States, that changes skin color. 2. any of numerous similar New World lizards of the genus Anolis. [1895–1900]

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American chameleon - small arboreal tropical American insectivorous lizards with the ability to change skin coloranole, Anolis carolinensisiguanid, iguanid lizard - lizards of the New World and Madagascar and some Pacific islands; typically having a long tail and bright throat patch in malesAnolis, genus Anolis - New World chameleons