Gila Monster Definition

hēlə
noun
A stout, sluggish, poisonous lizard (Heloderma suspectum, family Helodermatidae) having a short, stumpy tail and a body covered with beadlike scales arranged in alternating rings of black and orange, pink, or yellow: found in desert regions of the SW U.S. and in Mexico.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • Heloderma suspectum

Other Word Forms of Gila Monster

Noun

Singular:
Gila monster
Plural:
gila-monsters

Origin of Gila Monster

  • After the Gila River

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Gila Monster Sentence Examples

  • The Gila Monster (Heloderma suspectum), a poisonous lizard, whose bite is injurious but rarely, if ever, fatal to man, also occurs in the desert regions.

  • Among the venomous reptiles and insects are the rattlesnake, the Gila monster (Heloderma suspectum), a poisonous lizard, and the tarantula (Mygale Heintzii), which, however, are common only in certain places and at certain seasons.

  • The Gila-monster, tarantula, the scorpion and thelyphonus, scolopender and julus occur in some localities in the rainy season.

  • Mountain Base You see a large but dead Gila monster and a scrambled egg here.

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