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Where does “chuckwalla” come from?

chuckwalla (English) comes from Spanish chacahuala — chuckwalla.

chuckwalla (English): An iguana, of the genus "Sauromalus", living in...

Definitions

  1. An iguana, of the genus "Sauromalus", living in...

Ancestry of “chuckwalla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishchacahualachuckwalla
Every word from Spanish chacahuala →