GILA MONSTER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Gila monster mean? 

• GILA MONSTER (noun)
  The noun GILA MONSTER has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: GILA MONSTER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GILA MONSTER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Large orange and black lizard of southwestern United States; not dangerous unless molested

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Gila monster; Heloderma suspectum

Hypernyms ("Gila monster" is a kind of...):

venomous lizard (any of two or three large heavy-bodied lizards; only known venomous lizards)

Holonyms ("Gila monster" is a member of...):

genus Heloderma; Heloderma (type genus of the Helodermatidae; American venomous lizards)

 Context examples 

A 39 amino acid peptide and synthetic version of exendin-4, a hormone found in the saliva of the venomous lizard Gila monster, with insulin secretagogue and antihyperglycemic activity.

(Exenatide, NCI Thesaurus)