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Noun: Gila monster  'hee-lu'món-stu(r)
  1. Large orange and black lizard of southwestern United States; not dangerous unless molested
    - Heloderma suspectum

Derived forms: Gila monsters

Type of: venomous lizard

Part of: genus Heloderma, Heloderma

Encyclopedia: Gila monster