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Heloderma

noun

type genus of the Helodermatidae; American venomous lizards

• Syn: ↑genus Heloderma

• Hypernyms: ↑reptile genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Helodermatidae, ↑family Helodermatidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑Gila monster, ↑Heloderma suspectum, ↑beaded lizard, ↑Mexican beaded lizard, ↑Heloderma horridum

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\\ˌhēlōˈdərmə, ˌhel-\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from helo- (II) + -derma

: the type genus of the family Helodermatidae comprising the American gila monsters

Useful english dictionary. 2012.