chuckwalla

English
common chuckwalla (Sauromalus ater)

Etymology

Spanish chacahuala, from either Shoshone tcaxxwal or Cahuilla cháxwal.

Noun

chuckwalla (plural chuckwallas)

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

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