GALLIWASP

Etymology

Noun

galliwasp (plural galliwasps)

Any of the lizards in the genus Celestus.

Source: Wiktionary


Gal"li*wasp`, n. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: A West Indian lizard (Celestus occiduus), about a foot long, imagined by the natives to be venomous.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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