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アメリカドクトカゲ (あめりかどくとかげ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

アメリカドクトカゲ

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Meanings

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Gila monster

usually written using kana alone

Refers specifically to the venomous lizard Heloderma suspectum, native to the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico.

アメリカドクトカゲは北ほく米べいに生せい息そくする有ゆう毒どくのトカゲです

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The Gila monster is a venomous lizard that lives in North America.

Kanji

毒poison, virus, venom
蜥a lizard
蜴lizard

Written forms

アメリカドクトカゲ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is standard for this animal name; usually written in kana.
アメリカ毒蜥蜴どくとかげ
Kanji spelling using 毒蜥蜴 (dokutokage) is rare and may not be widely recognized; the katakana form is strongly preferred.
アメリカどくとかげ

Etymology

From アメリカ (America) + 毒蜥蜴 (dokutokage, 'venomous lizard'), a calque of the English name 'Gila monster'.