SINCE 1828
chuckwalla
noun
chuck·wal·la
| \ ˈchək-ˌwä-lə
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variants:
or chuckawalla \ ˈchə-kə-ˌwä-lə
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Definition of chuckwalla
: a large herbivorous lizard (Sauromalus ater) of the iguana family of desert regions of the southwestern U.S.
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