Gila monster
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the Gila River in Arizona and New Mexico, whose name may ultimately derive from a Yuma word meaning "running water which is salty".[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhiːlə ˈmɒnstə(ɹ)/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhilə ˈmɑnstɚ/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɒnstə(ɹ)
Noun[edit]
Gila monster (plural Gila monsters)
- A venomous lizard, Heloderma suspectum, that lives in the deserts of the southwestern USA and northwestern Mexico.
Translations[edit]
Heloderma suspectum
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References[edit]
- ^ “Archived copy”, in Gila National Forest (archived)[1], United States Forest Service, 2003 December 4, archived from the original on January 11, 2006