GILA MONSTER


Meaning of GILA MONSTER in English

[ 'hi:lə ]

■ noun a large, slow-moving venomous lizard native to the south-western US and Mexico. [ Heloderma suspectum .]

Origin

C19: named after Gila , a river in New Mexico and Arizona.

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