CHUCKWALLA


Meaning of CHUCKWALLA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈchək-ˌwä-lə ]

noun

or chuck·a·wal·la ˈchə-kə-ˌwä-lə

Etymology: American Spanish chacahuala, from Cahuilla (Uto-Aztecan language of southeast California) čáxwal

Date: 1893

: a large herbivorous lizard ( Sauromalus obesus ) of the iguana family of desert regions of the southwestern United States

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.