Gila monster
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Gila monster
- /ˈhiːlə ˈmɒnstə(ɹ)/ UK
- /ˈhilə ˈmɑnstɚ/ US
Rhymes with -ɒnstə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From the Gila River in Arizona and New Mexico, whose name may ultimately derive from
a Yuma word meaning "running water which is salty".
noun Gila monsters
- A venomous lizard, Heloderma suspectum, that lives in the deserts of the southwestern USA and northwestern Mexico. Ever see one a them Gila monsters take hold, mister? Grabs hold, an’ you chop him in two an’ his head hangs on.
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noun Heloderma suspectum
| Español | monstruo de Gila |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 아메리카독도마뱀 amerikadokdomabaem |
| 中文 | 美國毒蜥 /美国毒蜥 Měiguó dúxī |
| Português | monstro-de-gila, monstro de Gila |
| Français | monstre de Gila |
| Deutsch | Gila-Krustenechse |
| Italiano | mostro di Gila |
| Русский | аризо́нский ядозу́б arizónskij jadozúb, жилатье́ žilatʹjé |
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title = {Gila monster},
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