Chamaeleon

Chamaeleon
/keuh mee"lee euhn, -meel"yeuhn/, n., gen. Chamaeleontis /-mee'lee on"tis/. Astron.
a small southern constellation between Musca and Hydrus.
Also, Chameleon.
[ < L]

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Chamaeleon — Nombre Latino Chamaeleon Abreviatura Cha …   Wikipedia Español

  • chamaeleon — n. [L. Chamaeleon, Gr. chamaile wn, lit., ground lion; chamai on the ground + le wn lion.] (Zo[ o]l.) a lizard of Africa and Madagascar able to change skin color and having a projectile tongue. Syn: chameleon. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Chamaeleon — n. (Astronomy) a small constellation in the southern skies between Hydrus and Musca. Syn: Chameleon. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Chamaeleon — [kə mē′lē ən] n. [L, see CHAMELEON] a S constellation near the celestial pole …   English World dictionary

  • Chamaeleon — For the type of lizard, see chameleon. For other uses, see chameleon (disambiguation). Chamaeleon Constellation List of stars in Chamaeleon Abbreviation Cha …   Wikipedia

  • CHAMAELEON — I. CHAMAELEON commentarios libros in vatios Poetas edidit, nimirum eum εν τῷ περὶ Α᾿νακρέοντος citat Athenaeus, l. 12. Item, l. 13. περὶ Σαπφοῦς, et περὶ Σιμωνίδος. Ad haec περὶ Θεςπίδος Michael Apostolius, proverbiô, οὐδὲν πρὸς Διόνυσον. Idem… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • chamaeleon — Chameleon Cha*me le*on (k[.a]*m[=e] l[ e]*[u^]n), n. [L. Chamaeleon, Gr. chamaile wn, lit., ground lion; chamai on the ground + le wn lion. See {Humble}, and {Lion}.] (Zo[ o]l.) 1. A lizardlike reptile of the genus {Cham[ae]leo}, of several… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Chamaeleon — noun A small circumpolar constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a chamaeleon. It lies south of the constellations Carina and Musca …   Wiktionary

  • chamaeleon — noun lizard of Africa and Madagascar able to change skin color and having a projectile tongue • Syn: ↑chameleon • Hypernyms: ↑lizard • Hyponyms: ↑African chameleon, ↑Chamaeleo chamaeleon, ↑horned chameleon, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Chamaeleon (philosopher) — Chamaeleon (or Chameleon, Greek: Χαμαιλέων; c. 350 c. 275 BC), was a Peripatetic philosopher of Heraclea Pontica. He was one of the immediate disciples of Aristotle. He wrote works on several of the ancient Greek poets, namely: περὶ Ἀνακρέοντος… …   Wikipedia

  • Chamaeleon (plant) — Chamaeleon Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”