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anolis
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anolis, prop. n. [In the Antilles, anoli, anoalli, a lizard.].
A genus of lizards which belong to the family Iguanidæ . They take the place in the New World of the chameleons in the Old, and in America are often called chameleons . [1913 Webster]
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