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Definition of galliwasp in English: galliwaspnoun ˈɡalɪwɒspˈɡaləˌwäsp A marsh lizard found in Central America and the Caribbean. Genus Diploglossus, family Anguidae: many species, in particular D. monotropis of the West Indies Example sentencesExamples - Sloane described and illustrated one of these, the great galliwasp, which later became extinct.
- The galliwasp is also killed by dogs, cats and mongooses, and by people who mistakenly consider it to be venomous.
- Divorcing himself from feelings, he comes up with a weird comparison between human beings and galliwasps.
- Other regionally endemic species that may be found are the mountain chicken, which is actually a type of frog, and the rare galliwasp, which is half-snake, half-lizard.
- In 1956, Cousens reported that a Jamaican giant galliwasp had not been collected in over one hundred years.
Origin Late 17th century: of unknown origin. Definition of galliwasp in US English: galliwaspnounˈɡaləˌwäsp A marsh lizard found in Central America and the Caribbean. Genus Diploglossus, family Anguidae: many species, in particular D. monotropis of the West Indies Example sentencesExamples - The galliwasp is also killed by dogs, cats and mongooses, and by people who mistakenly consider it to be venomous.
- In 1956, Cousens reported that a Jamaican giant galliwasp had not been collected in over one hundred years.
- Sloane described and illustrated one of these, the great galliwasp, which later became extinct.
- Other regionally endemic species that may be found are the mountain chicken, which is actually a type of frog, and the rare galliwasp, which is half-snake, half-lizard.
- Divorcing himself from feelings, he comes up with a weird comparison between human beings and galliwasps.
Origin Late 17th century: of unknown origin. |