A chameleon is a kind of lizard whose skin changes colour to match the colour of its surroundings. Any member of a group of Old World, primarily tree-dwelling lizards in the family Chamaeleontidae, characterized chiefly by their ability to change body colour. Other traits include toes fused into opposite bundles of two and three, teeth attached to the jaw edge, and a long, slender, extensile tongue. About half of the 89 species are found only in Madagascar; the others live mostly in sub-Saharan Africa. A few are found elsewhere. Most are 7-10 in. (17-25 cm) long, with a body flattened from side to side. The bulged eyes move independently. Each species can undergo a particular range of colour change. Insects are the main diet, but larger species also eat birds
You are a chameleon, i e very changeable- shifting according to the opinions of others, as the chameleon changes its hue to that of contiguous objects As the chameleon, who is known To have no colours of its own, But borrows from his neighbour's hue, His white or black, his green or blue Prior Pliny tells us that Democritus wrote a book on superstitions connected with the chameleon C'est un cameleon One who shifts his opinions according to circumstances; a vicar of Bray To chameleonise is to change one's opinions as a chameleon changes its colour
[ k&-'mEl-y&n ] (noun.) 14th century. Middle English camelion, from Middle French, from Latin chamaeleon, from Greek chamaileOn, from chamai on the ground + leOn lion; more at HUMBLE.