gila monster

2 definitions found

gila monster - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Gila monster \Gi"la mon"ster\ (Zool.)
     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.
     [1913 Webster]

gila monster - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Gila monster
      n 1: large orange and black lizard of southwestern United
           States; not dangerous unless molested [syn: Gila monster,
           Heloderma suspectum]