Chamaeleon
noun
Cha·mae·leon
kə-ˈmēl-yən 
-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
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“Chamaeleon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Chamaeleon. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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