moloch
English Thesaurus
1. any lizard of the genus Moloch (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | agamid, agamid lizard, |
| definition | : | a lizard of the family Agamidae (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | moloch horridus, mountain devil, spiny lizard, |
| definition | : | desert lizard that feeds on ants (noun.animal) |
| member meronym | : | genus moloch, |
| definition | : | genus of Australian desert lizard (noun.animal) |
2. god of the Canaanites and Phoenicians to whom parents sacrificed their children (noun.person)
| instance hypernym | : | semitic deity, |
| definition | : | a deity worshipped by the ancient Semites (noun.person) |
3. a tyrannical power to be propitiated by human subservience or sacrifice (noun.person)
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