Anolis

noun
Ano·​lis | \ əˈnōlə̇s, ˈanə-\

Definition of Anolis

: a genus of small American pleurodont lizards (family Iguanidae) comprising the New World chameleons that have the power of changing color like the true chameleons of the Old World

First Known Use of Anolis

circa 1706, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Anolis

borrowed from New Latin, borrowed from French anolis anole

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