thorny devil

noun

A lizard of species Moloch horridus, of Australia.

Meanings

nounthorny devil (plural thorny devils)

plural thorny devils

  1. A lizard of species Moloch horridus, of Australia.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see

Translations

Czech moloch ostnitý
  • moloch ostnitýspecies of lizard
French moloch, diable cornu
  • molochspecies of lizard
  • diable cornuspecies of lizard
  • moloch hérisséspecies of lizard
German Dornteufel, Moloch
  • Dornteufelspecies of lizard
  • Molochspecies of lizard
Hungarian tüskés ördög
  • tüskés ördögspecies of lizard
Italian diavolo spinoso
  • diavolo spinosospecies of lizard
Polish moloch straszliwy
  • moloch straszliwyspecies of lizard
Russian моло́х
  • моло́х (molóx)species of lizard
Slovak moloch tŕnitý
  • moloch tŕnitýspecies of lizard
Spanish diablo espinoso
  • diablo espinosospecies of lizard
Ukrainian моло́х
  • моло́х (molóx)species of lizard
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