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chuckwalla

The English word “chuckwalla” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

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

Etymology

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

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