genus Heloderma

genus Heloderma
noun
type genus of the Helodermatidae; American venomous lizards
Syn: ↑Heloderma
Hypernyms: ↑reptile genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Helodermatidae, ↑family Helodermatidae

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  • Heloderma horridum — noun lizard with black and yellowish beadlike scales; of western Mexico • Syn: ↑beaded lizard, ↑Mexican beaded lizard • Hypernyms: ↑venomous lizard • Member Holonyms: ↑Heloderma, ↑genus Heloderma …   Useful english dictionary

  • Heloderma suspectum — noun large orange and black lizard of southwestern United States; not dangerous unless molested • Syn: ↑Gila monster • Hypernyms: ↑venomous lizard • Member Holonyms: ↑Heloderma, ↑genus Heloderma …   Useful english dictionary

  • Heloderma — The only genus of poisonous lizards, such as the Gila monster, so named because of the tubercular scales which cover their bodies. They are native to Mexico and the southwestern U.S. [G. helos, nail, + derma, skin] * * * Helo·der·ma .hē lō dər mə …   Medical dictionary

  • reptile genus — noun a genus of reptiles • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑Chelonia, ↑genus Chelonia, ↑Caretta, ↑genus Caretta, ↑Lepidochelys, ↑genus Lepidochelys, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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  • lizard — /liz euhrd/, n. 1. any of numerous scaly reptiles of the suborder Sauria, order Squamata, typically having a moderately elongate body, a tapering tail, and two pairs of legs held outward from the body, comprising mostly terrestrial and burrowing… …   Universalium

  • Helodermatidae — noun only known venomous lizards • Syn: ↑family Helodermatidae • Hypernyms: ↑reptile family • Member Holonyms: ↑Sauria, ↑suborder Sauria, ↑Lacertilia, ↑suborder La …   Useful english dictionary

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