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A faint constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Apus and Mensa
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chamaeleon
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n. (context constellation English) A small circumpolar constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a chamaeleon. It lies south of the constellations Carina and Musca.
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Chamaeleon is a small constellation in the southern sky. It is named after the chameleon , a kind of lizard . It was first defined in the 16th century.
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chamaeleon \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.
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Canopus and Achernar high overhead, and Jack showed his attentive midshipmen the new constellations, Musca, Pavo, Chamaeleon and many more, all glowing in the warm, pellucid air.