| NOUN | animal | varan, monitor, monitor lizard | any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa and Asia and Australia |
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| Meaning | Any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa and Asia and Australia; fabled to warn of crocodiles. | |
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| 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 |
| 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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