as in chameleons
a person who dexterously and expediently changes or adopts opinions
when the winds suddenly shifted on social values, the weathercocks wasted no time in proclaiming their newfound passion for conservatism
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chameleons
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This matters because chameleons hunt by ballistically launching their tongues like slingshots, using a tapered bone in their throat as a ramp.—
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The parallels between salamanders and chameleons indicate that the underlying physics does not depend on rare or exotic tissues.—
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Interesting Engineering,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Weathercocks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weathercocks. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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