Definition of anole in English:

anole

noun əˈnəʊliəˈnoʊli

A small, mainly arboreal American lizard with a throat fan that (in the male) is typically brightly coloured. Anoles have some ability to change colour.
变色蜥，安乐蜥（北美亦称CHAMELEON ）
Genus Anolis, family Iguanidae: numerous species
Example sentencesExamples
- Check out your local pet shop and look into anoles, chameleons, and skinks, among many others.
- Just six months later the anoles were almost exclusively tree-dwelling, and longer-legged lizards had died in disproportionate numbers.
- Field studies of performance in nature have shown that anoles utilize their maximal sprinting capabilities to escape predators and, to a lesser extent, to capture prey.
- Trunk-ground anoles possess long hindlimbs that result in high-speed locomotion, but impair movement on narrow perches, presumably because of the difficulty of maintaining the lizard's center of mass directly over the narrow branch.
- This behavioral response should force brown anoles to evolve shorter, more nimble limbs in order to survive on the small branches, he said.

Origin

Early 18th century: from Carib.

Definition of anole in US English:

anole

nounəˈnoʊliəˈnōlē

A small, mainly arboreal American lizard with a throat fan that (in the male) is typically brightly colored. Anoles have some ability to change color.
变色蜥，安乐蜥（北美亦称CHAMELEON ）
Genus Anolis, family Iguanidae: numerous species, in particular the green anole (A. carolinensis), which is popular as a pet
Also called chameleon
Example sentencesExamples
- Field studies of performance in nature have shown that anoles utilize their maximal sprinting capabilities to escape predators and, to a lesser extent, to capture prey.
- Check out your local pet shop and look into anoles, chameleons, and skinks, among many others.
- This behavioral response should force brown anoles to evolve shorter, more nimble limbs in order to survive on the small branches, he said.
- Trunk-ground anoles possess long hindlimbs that result in high-speed locomotion, but impair movement on narrow perches, presumably because of the difficulty of maintaining the lizard's center of mass directly over the narrow branch.
- Just six months later the anoles were almost exclusively tree-dwelling, and longer-legged lizards had died in disproportionate numbers.

Origin

Early 18th century: from Carib.

词汇	anole
释义	Definition of anole in English: anole noun əˈnəʊliəˈnoʊli A small, mainly arboreal American lizard with a throat fan that (in the male) is typically brightly coloured. Anoles have some ability to change colour. 变色蜥，安乐蜥（北美亦称CHAMELEON ） Genus Anolis, family Iguanidae: numerous species Example sentencesExamples Check out your local pet shop and look into anoles, chameleons, and skinks, among many others. Just six months later the anoles were almost exclusively tree-dwelling, and longer-legged lizards had died in disproportionate numbers. Field studies of performance in nature have shown that anoles utilize their maximal sprinting capabilities to escape predators and, to a lesser extent, to capture prey. Trunk-ground anoles possess long hindlimbs that result in high-speed locomotion, but impair movement on narrow perches, presumably because of the difficulty of maintaining the lizard's center of mass directly over the narrow branch. This behavioral response should force brown anoles to evolve shorter, more nimble limbs in order to survive on the small branches, he said. Origin Early 18th century: from Carib. Definition of anole in US English: anole nounəˈnoʊliəˈnōlē A small, mainly arboreal American lizard with a throat fan that (in the male) is typically brightly colored. Anoles have some ability to change color. 变色蜥，安乐蜥（北美亦称CHAMELEON ） Genus Anolis, family Iguanidae: numerous species, in particular the green anole (A. carolinensis), which is popular as a pet Also called chameleon Example sentencesExamples Field studies of performance in nature have shown that anoles utilize their maximal sprinting capabilities to escape predators and, to a lesser extent, to capture prey. Check out your local pet shop and look into anoles, chameleons, and skinks, among many others. This behavioral response should force brown anoles to evolve shorter, more nimble limbs in order to survive on the small branches, he said. Trunk-ground anoles possess long hindlimbs that result in high-speed locomotion, but impair movement on narrow perches, presumably because of the difficulty of maintaining the lizard's center of mass directly over the narrow branch. Just six months later the anoles were almost exclusively tree-dwelling, and longer-legged lizards had died in disproportionate numbers. Origin Early 18th century: from Carib.
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