chuckwalla

[ chuhk-wah-luh ]

noun

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

chuckwalla

/ ˈtʃʌkˌwɒlə /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of chuckwalla¹

1865–70, Americanism; < California Spanish chacahuala < Cahuilla čáxwal

Word History and Origins

Origin of chuckwalla¹

from Mexican Spanish chacahuala, from Shoshonean tcaxxwal

Example Sentences

You've had water three times to our once, and yet you go to work and peter out with Chuckwalla Tanks only five miles away.

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If we don't strike water at Chuckwalla Tanks there'll be real eloquence to that word 'perhaps.'

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

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