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chuckwalla
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chuck·wal·la  (chkwl)
n.
A large herbaceous lizard (Sauromalus obesus) of the southwest United States and Mexico, related to the iguana.
[American Spanish chacahuala, from Cahuilla tcáxxwal.]
chuckwalla [ˈtʃʌkˌwɒlə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a lizard, Sauromalus obesus, that has an inflatable body and inhabits desert regions of the southwestern US: family Iguanidae (iguanas)
[from Mexican Spanish chacahuala, from Shoshonean tcaxxwal]
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Noun1.chuckwalla - a herbivorous lizard that lives among rocks in the arid parts of southwestern United States and Mexicochuckwalla - a herbivorous lizard that lives among rocks in the arid parts of southwestern United States and Mexico
Sauromalus obesus
iguanid, iguanid lizard - lizards of the New World and Madagascar and some Pacific islands; typically having a long tail and bright throat patch in males
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