chuckwalla
- noun
- /ˈtʃʌkˌwɑːlə/
- US
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chuckwalla
- Snow leopard, sandpiper, Hawaiian monk seal, the Chuckwalla lizard.
Snow leopard, sandpiper, Hawaiian monk seal, the Chuckwalla lizard.
- Snow leopard, sandpiper, Hawaiian monk seal, the Chuckwalla lizard.
Examples
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Yet fewer than half of the younger Seri could answer specific questions about what javelina eat, where the San Esteban chuckwalla could be found, or the horned lizard's special means of defense: squirting blood from a pore in its eyelid.
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You were bitten by a chuckwalla.
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When asked to list species traditionally important as food sources, those under forty noted 78 percent of them, failing only to mention those species, such as chuckwallas and rattlesnakes, that are no longer widely consumed.
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I AM DA CHUCKSTA, A CHUCKWALLA WITH AN AD-DI-DUDE& AND IF YOU THINK DAT I'M JUST SOME ORDINARY REPTILE, YOU THINK AGAIN OLD TIMER!
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The chuckwalla is a large lizard that enjoys basking on warm rocks.
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In the desert, you might spot a chuckwalla blending in with the rocky terrain.
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Chuckwallas are known for their herbivorous diet, primarily feeding on leaves and flowers.
Synonyms
A large lizard that eats plants and basks on hot desert rocks
A large plant-eating lizard that lives in dry parts of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico
Surface Forms
Etymology
Chuckwalla comes from a Native American name for the lizard that Spanish speakers wrote down as chacahuala. So chuckwalla is simply the animal's 'local name', which helps you remember it is a large, sun‑loving desert lizard.
