Anolis

noun

Ano·​lis

əˈnōlə̇s,

ˈanə-

: a genus of small American pleurodont lizards (family Iguanidae) comprising the New World chameleons that have the power of changing color like the true chameleons of the Old World

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin, borrowed from French anolis anole

First Known Use

circa 1706, in the meaning defined above

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