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 Definitions of gila monster  [ˈhi lə]  

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Definition of 'gila monster' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) Gila monster
a large, venomous lizard, Heloderma suspectum, of the SW United States and NW Mexico, covered with beadlike scales of yellow, orange, and black.

Etymology:  (1875–80, Amer.; after Gila)

Definition of 'gila monster' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) Gila monster, Heloderma suspectum
large orange and black lizard of southwestern United States; not dangerous unless molested


Definition of 'gila monster' Webster Dictionary 

1.  gila monster
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



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