genus heloderma

English Thesaurus

1. type genus of the Helodermatidae; American venomous lizards (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	reptile genus,
definition	:	a genus of reptiles (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	gila monster, heloderma suspectum,
definition	:	large orange and black lizard of southwestern United States; not dangerous unless molested (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	beaded lizard, heloderma horridum, mexican beaded lizard,
definition	:	lizard with black and yellowish beadlike scales; of western Mexico (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	family helodermatidae, helodermatidae,
definition	:	only known venomous lizards (noun.animal)