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Gila monster
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Gi·la monster  (hl)
n.
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]
n
(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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Noun1.Gila monster - large orange and black lizard of southwestern United StatesGila 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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