Gilan.

Brit.

/ˈhiːlə/, U.S.

/ˈhilə/

Forms: 1900s– Gila, 1900s– Hila (rare). Also with lower-case initial.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Gila.

Etymology: < Gila, the name of a river in New Mexico and Arizona.

1. In full Gila woodpecker. A woodpecker native to desert regions of the southwestern United States and western Mexico, Melanerpes uropygialis, having black and white bars on the back and wings, a tan body, and (in adult males) a small red cap.

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1858 S. F. Baird Birds (U.S. War Dept.: Rep. Explor. Route Pacific IX) ii. 111 (heading) in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (33rd Congr., 2nd Sess.: House of Representatives Executive Doc. No. 91) Centurus uropygialis, Baird. Gila Woodpecker.

1888 Ornithologist & Oölogist May 69/1 The great number of holes which the Gila Woodpecker had dug in the telegraph poles.

1923 Auk 40 394 One of the Gilas was already investigating the newly opened flowers.

1986 Jacksonville (Illinois) Jrnl. Courier 1 June 4/2 A mature saguaro provides a nesting place for a large number of birds including the gila woodpecker.

2008 J. Burns Arizona Birds 91 Gilas..are always busy rousting about, chasing one another.

2. In full Gila monster. A large carnivorous venomous lizard native to Mexico and the southwestern United States, Heloderma suspectum (family Helodermatidae), black with orange or pink markings and having beadlike scales and a short, thick tail.

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the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Lacertilia (lizards) > [noun] > member of family Helodermatidae (gila monster)

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1873 World (San Diego, Calif.) 20 Feb. 1/3 Did any of you ever see a Gila monster?

1877 H. C. Hodge Arizona 226 There is one variety [of saurian lizard], however, peculiar to Arizona..and locally known as the Gila monster.

1902 C. E. Mulford Bar-20 v. 60 I only had th' main show—Gilas, rattlers an' toads.

1950 Herpetologica 6 105 The Gila..began to swallow the rabbit whole in spite of the fact that it squirmed considerably.

1996 High Country News 27 May 13/2 Utah's only population of Gila monsters (Heloderma suspectum )..is declining due to habitat fragmentation and poaching.

2016 Times (Nexis) 8 Oct. 32 In Death Valley, reptiles, such as the Gila monster, have adopted smart strategies for survival.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gila
释义	Gilan. Brit. /ˈhiːlə/, U.S. /ˈhilə/ Forms: 1900s– Gila, 1900s– Hila (rare). Also with lower-case initial. Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Gila. Etymology: < Gila, the name of a river in New Mexico and Arizona. 1. In full Gila woodpecker. A woodpecker native to desert regions of the southwestern United States and western Mexico, Melanerpes uropygialis, having black and white bars on the back and wings, a tan body, and (in adult males) a small red cap. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Piciformes > [noun] > family Picidae > genus Picus (woodpecker) > other types of ivory-bill1787 redhead1816 Gila1858 zebra woodpecker1884 1858 S. F. Baird Birds (U.S. War Dept.: Rep. Explor. Route Pacific IX) ii. 111 (heading) in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (33rd Congr., 2nd Sess.: House of Representatives Executive Doc. No. 91) Centurus uropygialis, Baird. Gila Woodpecker. 1888 Ornithologist & Oölogist May 69/1 The great number of holes which the Gila Woodpecker had dug in the telegraph poles. 1923 Auk 40 394 One of the Gilas was already investigating the newly opened flowers. 1986 Jacksonville (Illinois) Jrnl. Courier 1 June 4/2 A mature saguaro provides a nesting place for a large number of birds including the gila woodpecker. 2008 J. Burns Arizona Birds 91 Gilas..are always busy rousting about, chasing one another. 2. In full Gila monster. A large carnivorous venomous lizard native to Mexico and the southwestern United States, Heloderma suspectum (family Helodermatidae), black with orange or pink markings and having beadlike scales and a short, thick tail. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Lacertilia (lizards) > [noun] > member of family Helodermatidae (gila monster) Gila1873 heloderm1882 1873 World (San Diego, Calif.) 20 Feb. 1/3 Did any of you ever see a Gila monster? 1877 H. C. Hodge Arizona 226 There is one variety [of saurian lizard], however, peculiar to Arizona..and locally known as the Gila monster. 1902 C. E. Mulford Bar-20 v. 60 I only had th' main show—Gilas, rattlers an' toads. 1950 Herpetologica 6 105 The Gila..began to swallow the rabbit whole in spite of the fact that it squirmed considerably. 1996 High Country News 27 May 13/2 Utah's only population of Gila monsters (Heloderma suspectum )..is declining due to habitat fragmentation and poaching. 2016 Times (Nexis) 8 Oct. 32 In Death Valley, reptiles, such as the Gila monster, have adopted smart strategies for survival. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1858
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