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