| 单词 | gila monster |
| 释义 | > as lemmasGila monster 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. < as lemmas |
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