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a·no·le

(ə-nō′lē)

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.

[French anolis, of Cariban origin.]

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anole

(əˈnəʊl)

(Animals) any small arboreal tropical American insectivorous lizards of the genus Anolis, such as A. carolinensis (green anole): family Iguanidae (iguanas). They are able to change the colour of their skin. Also called: American chameleon

[C18 annolis, from French anolis, from Carib anoli]

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a•no•le

(əˈnoʊ li)

n., pl. -les.

1. Also called American chameleon a small green iguanid lizard, Anolis carolinensis, of the U.S. Gulf States, that changes skin color.

2. any of numerous similar New World lizards of the genus Anolis.

[1895–1900]

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anole - small arboreal tropical American insectivorous lizards with the ability to change skin color

American chameleon, Anolis carolinensis

iguanid, iguanid lizard - lizards of the New World and Madagascar and some Pacific islands; typically having a long tail and bright throat patch in males

Anolis, genus Anolis - New World chameleons

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