Pronunciation: ' h ē -l ə -
Function: noun
Etymology: Gila River, Ariz.
Date: 1877
: a large orange and black venomous lizard ( Heloderma suspectum ) of the southwestern U.S. also : a related lizard ( H. horridum ) of Mexico
Gila monster
Pronunciation: ' h ē -l ə -
Function: noun
Etymology: Gila River, Ariz.
Date: 1877
: a large orange and black venomous lizard ( Heloderma suspectum ) of the southwestern U.S. also : a related lizard ( H. horridum ) of Mexico
Gila monster
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012