Chamaeleonida

Cha·​mae·​le·​on·​i·​da

kəˌmēlēˈänədə

variants or chamaeleontes

-ˈän(ˌ)tēz

taxonomic synonym of rhiptoglossa

Word History

Etymology

Chamaeleonida from New Latin, from Chamaeleon + -ida; Chamaeleontes from New Latin, from Latin chamaeleontes, plural of chamaeleont-, chamaeleon chameleon

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