"Gila monster" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhiːlə ˈmɒnstə(ɹ)/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈhilə ˈmɑnstɚ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-Gila monster.wav Forms: Gila monsters [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒnstə(ɹ) 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". Etymology templates: {{der|en|yum|-}} Yuma Head templates: {{en-noun}} Gila monster (plural Gila monsters)
  1. A venomous lizard, Heloderma suspectum, that lives in the deserts of the southwestern USA and northwestern Mexico. Wikipedia link: Gila monster Categories (lifeform): Anguimorph lizards Translations (Heloderma suspectum): monstre de Gila [masculine] (Catalan), gilamonster [neuter] (Dutch), gilahagedis [masculine] (Dutch), gilalisko (Finnish), monstre de Gila [masculine] (French), Gila-Krustenechse [feminine] (German), mostro di Gila (Italian), tiníléí (Navajo), monstro-de-gila [masculine] (Portuguese), monstro de Gila [masculine] (Portuguese), аризо́нский ядозу́б (arizónskij jadozúb) [masculine] (Russian), жилатье́ (žilatʹjé) [masculine] (Russian), monstruo de Gila [masculine] (Spanish)

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