1.
[syn: mountain devil, spiny lizard, Moloch horridus]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Moloch \Mo"loch\, prop. n. [Heb. molek king.]
1. (Script.) The fire god of the Ammonites in Canaan, to whom
human sacrifices were offered; Molech. Also applied
figuratively.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Zool.) A spiny Australian lizard (Moloch horridus). The
horns on the head and numerous spines on the body give it
a most formidable appearance.
[1913 Webster] Molokane
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Moloch horridus
n 1: desert lizard that feeds on ants [syn: mountain devil,
spiny lizard, Moloch horridus]