Gila monster

English

Etymology

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

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈhiːlə ˈmɒnstə(ɹ)/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈhilə ˈmɑnstɚ/
Audio (US) (file)
Rhymes: -ɒnstə(ɹ)

Noun

Gila monster (plural Gila monsters)

A venomous lizard, Heloderma suspectum, that lives in the deserts of the southwestern USA and northwestern Mexico.

Gila monster

Translations

Heloderma suspectum

Catalan: monstre de Gila m
Dutch: gilamonster (nl) n, gilahagedis m
Finnish: gilalisko
French: monstre de Gila m
German: Gila-Krustenechse f
Italian: mostro di Gila
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Navajo: tiníléí
Portuguese: monstro-de-gila m, monstro de Gila m
Russian: аризо́нский ядозу́б m (arizónskij jadozúb), жилатье́ m (žilatʹjé)
Spanish: monstruo de Gila m

References

“Archived copy”, in Gila National Forest (archived)‎, United States Forest Service, 2003 December 4, archived from the original on January 11, 2006

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