chuckwalla

American  

[chuhk-wah-luh] / ˈtʃʌkˌwɑ lə /

noun

1. an iguanid lizard, Sauromalis obesus, of arid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, that feeds on desert plants.

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chuckwalla British  

/ ˈtʃʌkˌwɒlə /

noun

1. a lizard, Sauromalus obesus, that has an inflatable body and inhabits desert regions of the southwestern US: family Iguanidae (iguanas)

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Etymology

Origin of chuckwalla

1865–70, < California Spanish chacahuala < Cahuilla čáxwal

Example Sentences

Not a lizard, horned toad, centipede, tarantula, chuckwalla, campamouche,* frog, tree-toad, turtle or snake was to be found on the long stretching areas of its lifeless shores.

From The Grand Canyon of Arizona; how to see it by James, George Wharton

Here and there a chuckwalla darted across the trail or a rock squirrel sat on his haunches and scolded as we passed.

From I Married a Ranger by Smith, Dama Margaret