- any of a genus (Diploglossus, family Anguidae) of large, harmless lizards found in marshes in the West Indies and Central America
- a Caribbean lizardfish (Synodus foetens)
Origin of galliwasp
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galliwasp
noun
Any of several elongate, short-legged lizards of the subfamily Diploglossinae, native to wet regions of the West Indies, Central America, and northern South America.
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Noun
(plural galliwasps)
- Any of the lizards in the genus Celestus.
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