- genus Moloch
- noungenus of Australian desert lizard• Hypernyms: ↑reptile genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Agamidae, ↑family Agamidae• Member Meronyms: ↑moloch, ↑mountain devil, ↑spiny lizard, ↑Moloch horridus
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genus Moloch
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Moloch (disambiguation) — Moloch is the name of a god or a particular kind of sacrifice associated historically with Phoenician and related cultures in north Africa and the Levant. Moloch may also mean: Moloch horridus, also known as thorny devil, the sole lizard species… … Wikipedia
Moloch horridus — noun desert lizard that feeds on ants • Syn: ↑mountain devil, ↑spiny lizard • Hypernyms: ↑moloch • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Moloch … Useful english dictionary
moloch — noun Any of several Australian lizards of the genus Moloch … Wiktionary
reptile genus — noun a genus of reptiles • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑Chelonia, ↑genus Chelonia, ↑Caretta, ↑genus Caretta, ↑Lepidochelys, ↑genus Lepidochelys, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Nyctixalus moloch — Conservation status Vulnerable (IUC … Wikipedia
Callicebus moloch — Rotbauch Springaffe Systematik Ordnung: Primaten (Primates) Unterordnung: Trockennasenaffen (Haplorhini) Teilordnung: Neuweltaffen (Platyrrhini) … Deutsch Wikipedia
Callithrix Moloch — Orabassu O ra*bas su, n. (Zo[ o]l.) A South American monkey of the genus {Callithrix}, esp. {Callithrix Moloch}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Thorny Devil — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
mountain devil — noun 1. erect bushy shrub of eastern Australia having terminal clusters of red flowers yielding much nectar • Syn: ↑honeyflower, ↑honey flower, ↑Lambertia formosa • Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
spiny lizard — noun 1. desert lizard that feeds on ants • Syn: ↑mountain devil, ↑Moloch horridus • Hypernyms: ↑moloch • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Moloch 2. any of numerous lizards with overlapping ridged pointed scales; of North America and … Useful english dictionary
