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MOUNTAIN DEVIL

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Desert lizard that feeds on ants

Synonyms:

Moloch horridus; mountain devil; spiny lizard

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("mountain devil" is a kind of...):

moloch (any lizard of the genus Moloch)

Holonyms ("mountain devil" is a member of...):

genus Moloch (genus of Australian desert lizard)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Erect bushy shrub of eastern Australia having terminal clusters of red flowers yielding much nectar

Synonyms:

honey-flower; honeyflower; Lambertia formosa; mountain devil

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("mountain devil" is a kind of...):

bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)

Holonyms ("mountain devil" is a member of...):

genus Lambertia; Lambertia (small genus of Australian shrubs)

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