gila monster Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun large orange and black lizard of southwestern United States; not dangerous unless molested
    Heloderma suspectum.

WordNet


Gi"la mon"ster
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) A large tuberculated lizard (Heloderma suspectum) native of the dry plains of Arizona, New Mexico, etc. It is the only lizard known to have venomous teeth.

Webster 1913