Anolis

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Anolis \A*no"lis\, prop. n. [In the Antilles, anoli, anoalli, a
     lizard.] (Zool.)
     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}.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Anolis
       n : New World chameleons [syn: {genus Anolis}]