galliwasp

[ gal-uh-wosp ]
/ ˈgæl əˌwɒsp /

noun

any of numerous scaly marsh lizards of the genus Diploglossus, inhabiting Central America and the West Indies.

Origin of galliwasp

1715–25; earlier gallivache (1683), of unexplained orig.; apparently assimilated to gally, wasp

Words nearby galliwasp

gallium, gallium arsenide, gallium-67, gallium-68, gallivant, galliwasp, gallnut, gallo, gallo-, gallo-romance, gallock

British Dictionary definitions for galliwasp

galliwasp
/ (ˈɡælɪˌwɒsp) /

noun

any lizard of the Central American genus Diploglossus, esp D. monotropis of the Caribbean: family Anguidae

Word Origin for galliwasp

C18: of unknown origin