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Definition of Family Helodermatidae
1. Noun. Only known venomous lizards.
Exact synonyms: Helodermatidae
Generic synonyms: Reptile Family
Group relationships: Lacertilia, Sauria, Suborder Lacertilia, Suborder Sauria
Member holonyms: Venomous Lizard, Genus Heloderma, Heloderma
Generic synonyms: Reptile Family
Group relationships: Lacertilia, Sauria, Suborder Lacertilia, Suborder Sauria
Member holonyms: Venomous Lizard, Genus Heloderma, Heloderma
Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Helodermatidae
Literary usage of Family Helodermatidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Geology of the Environs of Albuquerque, New Mexico by Clarence Luther Herrick (1899)
"Family. HELODERMATIDAE. The Gila monsters are the only lizards with venom-secreting
glands but they are fortunately so sluggish as to rarely strike even ..."