ζῷον

chamaeleon, chameleon

Translated by David Whitehead25 Nov 2001Vetting: high6 revisions

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A creature [of that name],¹ changing into any colour except white.²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Χαμαιλέων. ζῷον, εἰς πάντα τὴν χροιὰν μετατρέπων πλὴν λευκοῦ.

Betacode

*xamaile/wn. zw=|on, ei)s pa/nta th\n xroia\n metatre/pwn plh\n leukou=.

Chamaeleo vulgaris; Aristotle, History of Animals 503a15-30, etc. For plants with the same name, see chi 70.