uta

[ yoo-tuh ]

/ ˈyu tə /

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noun

any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.

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Origin of uta

<New Latin, probably Latinization of Ute

She studied with Uta Hagen and still helps you with your roles.
Cynthia Nixon on Bisexuality & Her New Role in ‘Wit’|Kevin Sessums|January 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST
She went into her tiny chamber, and from her treasures brought out a metal mirror given her by the young wife, Uta-ko.
The Dragon Painter|Mary McNeil Fenollosa
The uta is a sort of cancer, and it is more fearful in its consequences than the verugas.
Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests|J. J. von Tschudi
The Indians and the Chinos are particularly liable to the uta.
Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests|J. J. von Tschudi

The Sampiches, lying south of the Uta, are similarly considered Uta.
Opuscula|Robert Gordon Latham
The same table that gives us the Uta and Navaho vocabularies, gives us a Moqui one also.
Opuscula|Robert Gordon Latham