chuck|wal|la

chuck|wal|la
chuck|wal|la «CHUHK WOL uh», noun.
a large, brownish lizard of the desert areas of the southwestern United States: »

experiments with fur-swathed desert lizards known as chuckwallas to demonstrate an insulating effect against vital heat absorption by cold-blooded animals (Science News Letter).

[American English < Mexican Spanish chacahuala]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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