HELODERMA SUSPECTUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Heloderma suspectum mean? 

• HELODERMA SUSPECTUM (noun)
  The noun HELODERMA SUSPECTUM has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: HELODERMA SUSPECTUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HELODERMA SUSPECTUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Gila monster; Heloderma suspectum

Hypernyms ("Heloderma suspectum" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("Heloderma suspectum" is a member of...):

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