Chamaeleon
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek χαμαιλέων (khamailéōn).
Proper noun
Chamaeleon m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – certain carline thistle plants, with at most only a single currently accepted species Chamaeleon macrophyllus, most of whose former species are now in Carlina..
External links
Chamaeleon (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Carlina macrophylla on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Chamaeleon at The Plant List
Carlina macrophylla on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
English
Etymology
Named by Dutch explorers Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597. From Latin chamaeleon (“chamaeleon”), from Ancient Greek χαμαιλέων (khamailéōn)
Proper noun
Chamaeleon
- (astronomy) A small circumpolar constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a chamaeleon. It lies south of the constellations Carina and Musca.
Derived terms
Translations
small circumpolar constellation of the southern sky
Spanish
Proper noun
Chamaeleon ?
- (astronomy) Chamaeleon (small circumpolar constellation of the southern sky)
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