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Noun: Gila monster  'hee-lu'món-stu(r)
  1. A large venomous lizard of southwestern United States and Mexico, marked with orange and black bands
    "The Gila monster is one of only two venomous lizard species native to North America";
    - Heloderma suspectum

Derived forms: Gila monsters

Type of: venomous lizard

Part of: genus Heloderma, Heloderma

Encyclopedia: Gila monster