Gila monster

短语

[医] 毒蜥

发音

UK /ˈhiːlə ˈmɒnstə(ɹ)/
US /ˈhilə ˈmɑnstɚ/

词形变化

Gila monsters 复数 Gila monsters

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

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

    美国毒蜥

词源

From the Gila River in Arizona and New Mexico, whose name may ultimately derive from a Yuma word meaning "running water which is salty".

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