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chuckwalla definition

☆ chuck·walla (c̸huk′wäl′ə)

noun

any of a genus (Sauromalus) of large, edible iguanas living in NW Mexico and SW U.S.

Etymology: MexSp chacahuala < AmInd (Cahuilla) tcáxxwal

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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