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Definition of: galliwasp
(gal′i·wosp′, -wôsp′) noun
1. A lizard (genus Diploglossus) of Jamaica, greatly feared, but harmless.
2. A lizard fish. Also spelled gallywasp. [Appar. <GALLEY + WASP; orig. an insect which infested West Indian ships]
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