gila monster
NounSynonyms:
Heloderma suspectum
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- large orange and black lizard of southwestern United States; not dangerous unless molestedSynonyms: Heloderma suspectumType of venomous lizardMember of Heloderma, genus Heloderma
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Gi′la mon′ster.
Zoology A large tuberculated lizard (Heloderma suspectum) native of the dry plains of Arizona, New Mexico, etc. It is the only lizard known to have venomous teeth.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54