chamaeleon

English - Turkish

Definition of chamaeleon in English Turkish dictionary

bukalemun

English - English

Definition of chamaeleon in English English dictionary

A small circumpolar constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a chamaeleon. It lies south of the constellations Carina and Musca

An older spelling of chameleon

a faint constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Apus and Mensa

lizard of Africa and Madagascar able to change skin color and having a projectile tongue

Hyphenation

Cha·mae·le·on

Etymology

() Named by Dutch explorers Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597. From Latin chamaeleon (“chamaeleon”) Ancient Greek χαμαιλέων (chamaeleon)