American chameleon

noun

: green anole

… a genus of small lizards that includes the well-known American chameleon—lying along a leaf, its tail a neat extension of the leaf tip.

—Doug Wechsler

Illustration of American chameleon

Word History

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for American chameleon

• machiavellian

Kids Definition

American chameleon

noun

: green anole