gal|li|wasp

gal|li|wasp
gal|li|wasp «GAL ee wosp, -wsp», noun.
1. a harmless lizard of Central America and the West Indies, that resembles a small alligator, and is usually about a foot long.
2. a fish of the Atlantic Coast of North America, with a lizardlike head.
[origin uncertain]

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