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GENUS VARANUS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Type and sole extant genus of the Varanidae
Synonyms:
genus Varanus; Varanus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Varanus" is a kind of...):
reptile genus (a genus of reptiles)
Meronyms (members of "genus Varanus"):
monitor; monitor lizard; varan (any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa and Asia and Australia; fabled to warn of crocodiles)
Holonyms ("genus Varanus" is a member of...):
family Varanidae; Varanidae (monitor lizards)
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