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Definition of Family chamaeleontidae
1. Noun. Old World chameleons; in some classifications they are considered a superfamily of Sauria.
Exact synonyms: Chamaeleonidae, Chamaeleontidae, Family Chamaeleonidae, Family Rhiptoglossa, Rhiptoglossa
Generic synonyms: Reptile Family
Group relationships: Lacertilia, Sauria, Suborder Lacertilia, Suborder Sauria
Member holonyms: Chamaeleon, Chameleon, Chamaeleo, Genus Chamaeleo, Genus Chamaeleon
Generic synonyms: Reptile Family
Group relationships: Lacertilia, Sauria, Suborder Lacertilia, Suborder Sauria
Member holonyms: Chamaeleon, Chameleon, Chamaeleo, Genus Chamaeleo, Genus Chamaeleon
Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Chamaeleontidae
Literary usage of Family chamaeleontidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Cambridge Natural History by Sidney Frederick Harmer, Arthur Everett Shipley (1901)
"They form only one family, Chamaeleontidae, with between fifty and sixty species,
which, with a few exceptions, belong to the genus Chamaeleon. ..."
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