chuckwalla
[ chuhk-wah-luh ]
/ ˈtʃʌkˌwɑ lə /
noun
an iguanid lizard, Sauromalis obesus, of arid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, that feeds on desert plants.
Origin of chuckwalla
1865–70,
Americanism; < California Spanish
chacahuala < Cahuilla
čáxwal
Words nearby chuckwalla
chucker-out,
chuckhole,
chuckie,
chuckle,
chucklehead,
chuckwalla,
chucky,
chuddar,
chuddies,
chuddy,
chudskoye ozero
Example sentences from the Web for chuckwalla
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