单词 | gila monster |
释义 | Gila monsternouna large, venomous lizard, Heloderma suspectum, of the southwestern U.S. and northwestern Mexico, covered with beadlike scales of yellow, orange, and black. Origin of Gila monster1875–80, Americanism; after Gila Words nearby Gila monstergigue, GI Joe, Gijón, Gil, Gila, Gila monster, Gila woodpecker, gilbert, Gilbert and Ellice Islands, Gilbert and George, Gilbert and Sullivan Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Gila monster
British Dictionary definitions for Gila monsterGila monster / (ˈhiːlə) / nouna 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 Word Origin for Gila monsterC19: after the Gila, a river in New Mexico and Arizona Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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