Anole vs. Chameleon — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Anole and Chameleon
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Anole
Any of various small, chiefly tropical lizards of the genus Anolis and related genera, native to the Americas and characterized by a distensible dewlap and the ability to change color.
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Chameleon
Chameleons or chamaeleons (family Chamaeleonidae) are a distinctive and highly specialized clade of Old World lizards with 202 species described as of June 2015. These species come in a range of colors, and many species have the ability to change color.
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Anole
Any of the genus Anolis of chiefly arboreal dactyloid lizards native to the Americas, which feature a brightly colored dewlap and the ability to change color.
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Chameleon
Variant of Chamaeleon.
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Anole
A small arboreal tropical American insectivorous lizard (Anolis carolinensis) with the ability to change skin color.
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Chameleon
Any of various tropical lizards of the family Chamaeleonidae, chiefly of Africa and Madagascar, having a prehensile tail, eyes that can move independently, and the ability to change color.
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Anole
Small arboreal tropical American insectivorous lizards with the ability to change skin color
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Chameleon
An anole lizard, especially Anolis carolinensis of the southeast United States.
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Chameleon
A changeable or inconstant person
"In his testimony, the nominee came off as ... a chameleon of legal philosophy" (Joseph A. Califano, Jr.).
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Chameleon
A small to mid-size reptile, of the family Chamaeleonidae, and one of the best known lizard families able to change color and project its long tongue.
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Chameleon
(figuratively) A person with inconstant behavior; one able to quickly adjust to new circumstances.
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Chameleon
(physics) A hypothetical scalar particle with a non-linear self-interaction, giving it an effective mass that depends on its environment: the presence of other fields.
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Chameleon
Describing something that changes color.
The wall was covered with a chameleon paint.
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Chameleon
A lizardlike reptile of the genus Chamæleo, of several species, found in Africa, Asia, and Europe. The skin is covered with fine granulations; it has eyes which can move separately, the tail is prehensile, and the body is much compressed laterally, giving it a high back. It is remarkable for its ability to change the color of its skin to blend with its surroundings.
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Chameleon
A person who changes opinions, ideas, or behavior to suit the prevailing social climate; an opportunist.
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Chameleon
A changeable or inconstant person
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Chameleon
A faint constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Apus and Mensa
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Chameleon
Lizard of Africa and Madagascar able to change skin color and having a projectile tongue
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