[ '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.
[ '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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