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Definition of Mountain devil
1. Noun. Erect bushy shrub of eastern Australia having terminal clusters of red flowers yielding much nectar.
Group relationships: Genus Lambertia, Lambertia
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
2. Noun. Desert lizard that feeds on ants.
Group relationships: Genus Moloch
Generic synonyms: Moloch
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mountain Devil
Literary usage of Mountain devil
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Jubilee of Playgoing by Peter Hanley (1887)
"But the next piece, " The Dumb Girl of Genoa ; or, The mountain devil," had also
an announcement that two of the robbers, with the suggestive names of ..."
2. Austral English: A Dictionary of Australasian Words, Phrases and Usages with by Edward Ellis Morris (1898)
"Mountain-Devil, n. name given to the strange-looking Australian lizard, Moloch
horridus. Gray. See Moloch. Also called Spiny Lizard. 1853. ..."
3. The Horseless Age (1904)
"... hunted in the country known as the wilderness between Devil Hill and Deer
Mountain. Devil Hill is noted in this section for its wonderful scenery. ..."
4. A Jubilee of Playgoing by Peter Hanley (1887)
"But the next piece, " The Dumb Girl of Genoa ; or, The mountain devil," had also
an announcement that two of the robbers, with the suggestive names of ..."
5. Austral English: A Dictionary of Australasian Words, Phrases and Usages with by Edward Ellis Morris (1898)
"Mountain-Devil, n. name given to the strange-looking Australian lizard, Moloch
horridus. Gray. See Moloch. Also called Spiny Lizard. 1853. ..."
6. The Horseless Age (1904)
"... hunted in the country known as the wilderness between Devil Hill and Deer
Mountain. Devil Hill is noted in this section for its wonderful scenery. ..."
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