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Helodermatidae

noun

only known venomous lizards

• Syn: ↑family Helodermatidae

• Hypernyms: ↑reptile family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Sauria, ↑suborder Sauria, ↑Lacertilia, ↑suborder Lacertilia

• Member Meronyms: ↑venomous lizard, ↑Heloderma, ↑genus Heloderma

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\\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷(ˌ)dərˈmad.əˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Helodermat-, Heloderma, type genus + -idae

: a small family of lizards having the dorsal scales replaced by rough tuberculated skin and including the American gila monsters and an obscure Bornean lizard

Useful english dictionary. 2012.