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Definition of Moloch horridus

Moloch horridus
Moloch Mo"loch, n. [Heb. molek king.] 1. (Script.) The fire god of the Ammonites in Canaan, to whom human sacrifices were offered; Molech. Also applied figuratively. 2. (Zo["o]l.) A spiny Australian lizard (Moloch horridus). The horns on the head and numerous spines on the body give it a most formidable appearance.

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- The thorny devil (Moloch horridus), also known commonly as the mountain devil, thorny lizard, thorny dragon, and moloch, is a species of lizard in the...
- religion. Moloch may also refer to: Moloch horridus, also known as the Australian thorny devil, the sole lizard species of the genus Moloch Moloch (1999 film)...
- has been described in some small animals, such as Ligia exotica and Moloch horridus. The height h of a liquid column is given by Jurin's law h=2γcos⁡θρgr...
- plant species endemic to California Moloch horridus, the thorny devil, a lizard species found in Australia Horridus (disambiguation) This disambiguation...
- Intellagama (Australian water dragon) Lophognathus Lophosaurus (forest dragons) Moloch (thorny devil) Physignathus (Chinese water dragon) Pogona (bearded dragons)...
- water collection by a moisture-harvesting lizard, the thorny devil (Moloch horridus)". Journal of Experimental Biology. 219 (21): 3473–3479. doi:10.1242/jeb...
- spiny-tailed skink (Egernia depressa) and a 38 g (1.3 oz) thorny devil (Moloch horridus) may be taken. Beyond lizards, wedge-tailed eagles seldom seem to hunt...
- situ, muni****lity of Tula, Tamaulipas, Mexico (22 September 2003). Moloch horridus, an unrelated Australian lizard that is sometimes also referred to...
- spp.), the frilled lizard (Chlamydosaurus kingii), the thorny devil (Moloch horridus), the Australian water dragon, and many others. A 2000 paper estimated...
-  224. ISBN 9780643104570. Retrieved 2014-01-03. Dewey, Tanya. "ADW: Moloch horridus: INFORMATION". Animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu. Retrieved 2014-01-03...