Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jackson's chameleon

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.94 in modern English

Syllables: jack-son's chameleon
IPA

37

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A chameleon of species Trioceros jacksonii, native to Africa, but also introduced to Hawaii, Florida, and California.

Etymology

Described by Belgian-British zoologist George Albert Boulenger in 1896 and named after English explorer and ornithologist Frederick John Jackson, who was serving as the first Governor of Kenya at the time of Boulenger’s description.

Inflected Forms

Jackson's chameleons (plural)

Synonyms

three-horned chameleon Jackson's horned chameleon Kikuyu three-horned chameleon

Questions

What does jackson's chameleon mean?: A chameleon of species Trioceros jacksonii, native to Africa, but also introduced to Hawaii, Florida, and California.
Where does jackson's chameleon come from?: Described by Belgian-British zoologist George Albert Boulenger in 1896 and named after English explorer and ornithologist Frederick John Jackson, who was serving as the first Governor of Kenya at the time of Boulenger’s description.

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