GILA MONSTER


Meaning of GILA MONSTER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhē-lə- ]

noun

Etymology: Gila River, Ariz.

Date: 1877

: a large orange and black venomous lizard ( Heloderma suspectum ) of the southwestern United States ; also : a related lizard ( H. horridum ) of Mexico

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