单词 | gila monster |
释义 | Gila monster in British English (ˈhiːlə) noun a large venomous brightly coloured lizard, Heloderma suspectum, inhabiting deserts of the southwestern US and Mexico and feeding mostly on eggs and small mammals: family Helodermatidae Also called: GilaWord origin C19: after the Gila, a river in New Mexico and ArizonaGila monster in American English US 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 Word origin < GilaImage of |
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