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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.]
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Noun1.Gila monsterGila 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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Yes, there it squatted, an ugly, misshapen, figure, a cross between a toad and a gila monster, half man, half beast, with big red eyes--rubies probably--that gleamed in the repulsive golden face.
Tom Swift In The Land Of Wonders by Appleton, Victor View in context
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