varan (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *varan*:
NOUN	animal	varan, monitor, monitor lizard	any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa and Asia and Australia

English > *varan*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	Any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa and Asia and Australia; fabled to warn of crocodiles.
Synonyms	monitor, monitor lizard
Member of	Varanus, genus Varanus	type and sole extant genus of the Varanidae
Narrower	African monitor, Varanus niloticus	Destroys crocodile eggs
Narrower	Komodo dragon, Komodo lizard, dragon lizard, giant lizard, Varanus komodoensis	The largest lizard in the world (10 feet)
Broader	lizard	relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail
Spanish	varan, varano

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