| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | mo·loch |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  m  l k , ml k |
| NOUN: | A lizard (Moloch horridus) of the deserts and plains of central and southern Australia, having a head and back covered with large spiny scales. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Late Latin Moloch, Semitic deity. See Moloch.
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