chamaeleon
Meaning
- (declension-3) chameleon (a kind of lizard)
- (declension-3, feminine, sometimes) carline thistle
Concepts
Silberdistel
carline
carlina
zilverdistel
carlina
camaleão
carlinaPronounced as (IPA)
[kʰaˈmae̯.ɫe.oːn]
Etymology
From Ancient Greek χαμαιλέων (khamailéōn), from χαμαί (khamaí, “on the earth, on the ground”) + λέων (léōn, “lion”); ultimately a calque from Akkadian 𒌨𒈤𒊭𒆠 (nēšu ša qaqqari, “chameleon, reptile”, literally “lion of the ground", "predator that crawls upon the ground”).
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