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Definition of American chameleon

1. Noun. Small arboreal tropical American insectivorous lizards with the ability to change skin color.

Lexicographical Neighbors of American Chameleon

Literary usage of American chameleon

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Reptile Book: A Comprehensive, Popularised Work on the Structure and by Raymond Lee Ditmars (1907)
"THE American chameleon; ALLIGATOR LIZARD; FENCE LIZARD; "GREEN" LIZARD Anolis carolinensis, (Cuvier) A superficial glance at this li/.ard shows it to ..."

2. The Pet Book by Anna Botsford Comstock (1914)
"THE American chameleon N the Coast region of the Southern United States we too have a chameleon, which is often called the Green Lizard. ..."

3. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1881)
"THE green lizard (Anolis principalis) of the Southern United States is sometimes called the American chameleon, but it is not related to the chameleon of ..."

4. The Swiss Cross by Agassiz Association (1887)
"OUR American chameleon. WITH the mention of the word ' chameleon ' we think of an animal capable of changing its dress as rapidly as does the actor his ..."

5. Elementary Biology: An Introduction to the Science of Life by Benjamin Charles Gruenberg (1919)
"180), and the American chameleon (Fig. 181), or green lizard, quickly change their color through a wide range of shades, from bright green to rather dull ..."

6. The Elementary Principles of General Biology by James Francis Abbott (1914)
"There is not much question, however, that in some other forms, in which the changes are accomplished more slowly, FIG. 87. — Anolis, American chameleon. ..."

7. History of the British Colonies by Robert Montgomery Martin (1834)
"... or American chameleon, is distinct from those of Africa in shape, by the back part of the head not running to a point, and its tongue being short and ..."

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