Websters!

[Zoe]

I looked up chameleon in webster's dictionary last night and it told me that it was a small lizard that change colours with its surroundings.

Granted, it's a 1988 dictionary, but still. :)

Have they corrected it in the newer version?

Zoe

[Edwin]

Hi Zoe,

This is from Webster's online dictionary, so it looks like it has been updated.

Main Entry: cha·me·leon
Pronunciation: k&-'mEl-y&n
Function: noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English camelion, from Middle French, from Latin chamaeleon, from Greek chamaileOn, from chamai on the ground + leOn lion -- more at HUMBLE
Date: 14th century
1 : any of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal Old World lizards with prehensile tail, independently movable eyeballs, and unusual ability to change the color of the skin
2 a : a person given to often expedient or facile change in ideas or character b : one that is subject to quick or frequent change especially in appearance

Cheerio,
Edwin