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Meaning of ANOLIS

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  New World chameleons
 
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 Synonyms: genus Anolis
 
 See Also: American chameleon, anole, Anolis carolinensis, family Iguania, family Iguanidae, Iguania, Iguanidae, reptile genus

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\A*no"lis\, n. [In the Antilles, anoli, anoalli, a
lizard.] (Zo["o]l.)
A genus of lizards which belong to the family {Iguanid[ae]}.
They take the place in the New World of the chameleons in the
Old, and in America are often called {chameleons}.
 

 

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