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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 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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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 Moloch horridus
      n : desert lizard that feeds on ants [syn: mountain devil, spiny
           lizard]