VARAN

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Meaning:

Any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa and Asia and Australia; fabled to warn of crocodiles

Synonyms:

monitor; monitor lizard; varan

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("varan" is a kind of...):

lizard (relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "varan"):

dragon lizard; giant lizard; Komodo dragon; Komodo lizard; Varanus komodoensis (the largest lizard in the world (10 feet); found on Indonesian islands)

Holonyms ("varan" is a member of...):

genus Varanus; Varanus (type and sole extant genus of the Varanidae)