Gi·la monster

(hē′lə)

A large stocky venomous lizard (Heloderma suspectum) of the southwest United States and western Mexico, having black and orange, pink, or yellowish beadlike scales.

[After the Gila River.]

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Gila monster

(ˈhiːlə)

(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. Also called: Gila

[C19: after the Gila, a river in New Mexico and Arizona]

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Gi′la mon`ster

a large, venomous lizard, Heloderma suspectum, of the SW United States and NW Mexico, covered with beadlike scales of yellow, orange, and black.

[1875–80, Amer.; after Gila]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

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

Translations

Gila monster

n monstruo de Gila

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