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chuckwalla
[ chuhk-wah-luh ]
/ ˈtʃʌkˌwɑ lə /
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noun
an iguanid lizard, Sauromalis obesus, of arid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, that feeds on desert plants.
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Origin of chuckwalla
1865–70, Americanism;<California Spanish chacahuala<Cahuilla čáxwal
Words nearby chuckwalla
chuckle, chucklehead, chuck off, chuck out, chuck wagon, chuckwalla, chuck-will's-widow, chucky, chuddar, chuddies, chuddy
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How to use chuckwalla in a sentence
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.
The Long Chance|Peter B. KyneIf we don't strike water at Chuckwalla Tanks there'll be real eloquence to that word 'perhaps.'
The Long Chance|Peter B. KyneHere and there a chuckwalla darted across the trail or a rock squirrel sat on his haunches and scolded as we passed.
I Married a Ranger|Dama Margaret Smith
British Dictionary definitions for chuckwalla
chuckwalla
/ (ˈtʃʌkˌwɒlə) /
noun
a lizard, Sauromalus obesus, that has an inflatable body and inhabits desert regions of the southwestern US: family Iguanidae (iguanas)
Word Origin for chuckwalla
from Mexican Spanish chacahuala, from Shoshonean tcaxxwal
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