camelion (s.xiii3/4)
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camelion (s.xiii3/4)

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  FEW:  chamaeleon 2/i,621a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  cameleon 8,416a TL: camelion 2,19 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  caméléon  TLF:  caméléon  OED:  chameleon n.  MED:  gamalian n.  DMLBS:  chamaeleon 232a
camaleon  
ls(loanword: Latin Greek )
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1rept.zool.chameleon: 
( 1356-57; MS: s.xivex )  Et si ad en ceo pays multz des camelions, c’est une petite bestoille come une chevreom savage et vait [toutdis] goule baie pur ceo qe elle vit del aier ne ne mange ne boit nulle foiz et chaunge et mue sa colour  453
2mammalszool.camelopard, giraffe: 
( s.xiii3/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Illoec (=in Ethiopia) i ad une manere de beste ke est apelee rinoceros; e camaleon e le basilcoc e grant plenté de draguns  21
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