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chuckwalla

chuckwalla noun: a lizard, of the genus Sauromalus, living in arid regions of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.

chuckwalla: a lizard, of the genus Sauromalus, living in arid regions of the southwestern United States and...
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Noun

chuckwalla (plural chuckwallas)

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

Forms of chuckwalla

pluralchuckwallas

Origin of chuckwalla

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

Words formed from chuckwalla

  • Angel Island chuckwalla
  • common chuckwalla
  • Monserrat chuckwalla
  • peninsular chuckwalla
  • piebald chuckwalla
  • pinto chuckwalla
  • Santa Catalina chuckwalla
  • spotted chuckwalla

Questions about chuckwalla

What does chuckwalla mean?
Chuckwalla means a lizard, of the genus Sauromalus, living in arid regions of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.
What part of speech is chuckwalla?
Chuckwalla is a noun.
What is the plural of chuckwalla?
The plural of chuckwalla is chuckwallas.

Words near chuckwalla in the dictionary

  1. chuckwaggon
  2. chuckwaggons
  3. chuckwagon
  4. chuckwagon beans
  5. chuckwagons
  6. chuckwalla
  7. chuckwallas
  8. chucky
  9. chucky egg
  10. chucky eggs
  11. Chucs

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