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ANOLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does anole mean? 

ANOLE (noun)
  The noun ANOLE has 1 sense:

1. small arboreal tropical American insectivorous lizards with the ability to change skin colorplay

  Familiarity information: ANOLE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ANOLE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Small arboreal tropical American insectivorous lizards with the ability to change skin color

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

American chameleon; anole; Anolis carolinensis

Hypernyms ("anole" is a kind of...):

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)

Holonyms ("anole" is a member of...):

Anolis; genus Anolis (New World chameleons)


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