chameleons

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chameleons - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Anolis \A*no"lis\, prop. n. [In the Antilles, anoli, anoalli, a
     lizard.] (Zool.)
     A genus of lizards which belong to the family Iguanid[ae].
     They take the place in the New World of the chameleons in the
     Old, and in America are often called chameleons.
     [1913 Webster]