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gila

/ˈɡilə/

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What does gila mean?

adjective

  1. Mad; crazy; insane.

noun

  1. A Gila monster.
  2. A Gila trout.
More meanings (2)

proper noun

  1. A 649-mile (1,044 km) tributary of the Colorado River which flows through New Mexico and Arizona in the United States.
  2. A census-designated place in Grant County, New Mexico.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈɡilə/

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Into exposition of ranching on the Gila, he interweaves talk on Arabian afreets, Stevenson's philosophy of adventure, and German imperialism.
J. Frank (James Frank) DobieGuide to Life and Literature of the Southwest, with a Few ObservationsProject Gutenberg ebook #314
Each man has a gila or earthen pot attached by a string to his waist and floating behind him in the water.
James InglisSport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo PlanterProject Gutenberg ebook #10818
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The cactus tree, like the eastern forest tree, is often found bored full of round, holes that are made by the Gila woodpecker.
J. A. (Joseph Amasa) MunkArizona SketchesProject Gutenberg ebook #756
The fortified hill at Quemada is apparently but a further development of the clustering houses with the little inclosures noticed on the Gila.
Emory Adams AllenThe Prehistoric World; Or, Vanished RacesProject Gutenberg ebook #2873
There is some dispute over the exact degree of the toxic qualities of the venom of the Heloderma suspectum, or Gila monster.
George M. (George Milbrey) Gould; Walter L. (Walter Lytle) PyleAnomalies and Curiosities of MedicineProject Gutenberg ebook #747