chamaeleon

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

chămaelĕon, ōnis and ontis, m., = χαμαιλέων.

I Masc. , a kind of lizard that changes its color , the chameleon , Plin. 8, 33, 51, § 120; 10, 52, 73, § 143; Gell. 10, 12, 1 sq.—

II Masc. and fem. , a plant , the carline thistle; masc. , Plin. 22, 18, 21, § 45; 27, 13, 118, § 143; fem. , id. 30, 4, 10, § 30.