- Galliwasp
- Galliwasp Gal"li*wasp`, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zo["o]l.) A West Indian lizard ({Celestus occiduus}), about a foot long, imagined by the natives to be venomous. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Galliwasp
Look at other dictionaries:
galliwasp — [gal′ə wäsp΄] n. [< ?] 1. any of a genus (Diploglossus, family Anguidae) of large, harmless lizards found in marshes in the West Indies and Central America 2. a Caribbean lizardfish (Synodus foetens) … English World dictionary
galliwasp — /gal euh wosp /, n. any of numerous scaly marsh lizards of the genus Diploglossus, inhabiting Central America and the West Indies. [1715 25; earlier gallivache (1683), of unexplained orig.; appar. assimilated to GALLY, WASP] * * * … Universalium
galliwasp — noun Any of the lizards in the genus … Wiktionary
galliwasp — [ galɪwɒsp] noun a marsh lizard found in the Caribbean and Central America. [Diploglossus monotropis and related species.] Origin C17: of unknown origin … English new terms dictionary
galliwasp — gal·li·wasp … English syllables
galliwasp — n. a W. Indian lizard, Diploglossus monotropis. Etymology: 18th c.: orig. unkn … Useful english dictionary
Montserrat Galliwasp — Conservation status Critically Endangered (IUCN 2.3) Scientific classification … Wikipedia
Giant Hispaniolan Galliwasp — Diploglossus carraui (Incháustegui, Schwartz Henderson, 1985) Diploglossus warreni (Schwartz, 1970) Giant Hispaniolan Galliwasp Conservation status Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1) … Wikipedia
Jamaica Giant Galliwasp — Taxobox name = Jamaica Giant Galliwasp status = EX | status system = IUCN2.3 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Reptilia ordo = Squamata familia = Anguidae genus = Celestus species = C. occiduus binomial = Celestus occiduus binomial… … Wikipedia
Celestus occiduus — Galliwasp Gal li*wasp , n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zo[ o]l.) A West Indian lizard ({Celestus occiduus}), about a foot long, imagined by the natives to be venomous. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
