tinšemet תִּנְשֶׁ֫מֶת ‘chameleon’ (Hebrew)

Etymology^?: from nāšam נָשַׁם ‘to pant’

tinšemet n, f
1) an unclean animal of some kind
 1a) an unclean bird
  1a1) perhaps the ibis, water-hen, species of owl, barn owl
 1b) an unclean lizard
  1b1) perhaps the chameleon
 1c) perhaps an extinct lizard or bird, exact meaning unknown