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HELODERMA

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Helodermatidae; American venomous lizards

Synonyms:

genus Heloderma; Heloderma

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Nouns denoting animals

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

reptile genus (a genus of reptiles)

Meronyms (members of "Heloderma"):

Gila monster; Heloderma suspectum (large orange and black lizard of southwestern United States; not dangerous unless molested)

beaded lizard; Heloderma horridum; Mexican beaded lizard (lizard with black and yellowish beadlike scales; of western Mexico)

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

family Helodermatidae; Helodermatidae (only known venomous lizards)

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