Gila monster

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Gi·la monster (h

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A venomous lizard (Heloderma suspectum) of arid regions of the southwest United States and western Mexico, having black and orange or yellow scales.

[After the Gila River.]

Gila monster [ˈhiːlə]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a large venomous brightly coloured lizard, Heloderma suspectum, inhabiting deserts of the southwestern US and Mexico and feeding mostly on eggs and small mammals: family Helodermatidae

[after the Gila, a river in New Mexico and Arizona]

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Noun

Gila monster - large orange and black lizard of southwestern United States; not dangerous unless molested

Heloderma suspectum

venomous lizard - any of two or three large heavy-bodied lizards; only known venomous lizards

genus Heloderma, Heloderma - type genus of the Helodermatidae; American venomous lizards

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