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galliwasp
[ gal-uh-wosp ]
noun
- any of numerous scaly marsh lizards of the genus Diploglossus, inhabiting Central America and the West Indies.
galliwasp
/ ˈɡæɪˌɒ /
noun
- any lizard of the Central American genus Diploglossus, esp D. monotropis of the Caribbean: family Anguidae
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of galliwasp1
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of galliwasp1
C18: of unknown origin
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In the Caribbean, for example, the Jamaican rock iguana and a lizard called the blue-tailed galliwasp are critically endangered.
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Jamaica giant galliwasp: Introduced predators, such as mongooses, killed off this lizard species.
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Galliwasp, gal′i-wasp, n. a West Indian lizard.
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