Mo·loch prop. n.
  1. Script. The fire god of the Ammonites in Canaan, to whom human sacrifices were offered; Molech.  Also applied figuratively.
  2. Zool. 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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  Moloch horridus
       n : desert lizard that feeds on ants [syn: mountain devil, spiny
           lizard]