"thorny devil" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: thorny devils [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} thorny devil (plural thorny devils)
  1. A lizard of species Moloch horridus, of Australia.
    Sense id: en-thorny_devil-en-noun-qDvse60L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Agamid lizards

Inflected forms

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