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Gila monster

//ˈhiːlə ˈmɒnstə(ɹ)// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A venomous lizard, Heloderma suspectum, that lives in the deserts of the southwestern USA and northwestern Mexico.
  2. 2
    large orange and black lizard of southwestern United States; not dangerous unless molested wordnet

Etymology

From the Gila River in Arizona and New Mexico, whose name may ultimately derive from a Yuma word meaning "running water which is salty".

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