Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

Source : WordNet®

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