English Explanatory Dictionary

chuckwalla

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A lizard, of the genus Sauromalus, living in arid regions of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.

Word forms

chuckwalla chuckwallas

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chacahuala, from either Shoshone tcaxxwal or Cahuilla cháxwal.

Derived words

Angel Island chuckwalla common chuckwalla Monserrat chuckwalla peninsular chuckwalla piebald chuckwalla pinto chuckwalla Santa Catalina chuckwalla spotted chuckwalla
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