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Meaning of VARANUS

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  type and sole extant genus of the Varanidae
 

VARANUS is a 7 letter word that starts with V.

 

 Synonyms: genus Varanus
 
 See Also: family Varanidae, monitor, monitor lizard, reptile genus, varan, Varanidae

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Va*ra"nus\, n. [NL., fr. Ar. waran, waral; cf. F.
varan, from the Arabic.] (Zo["o]l.)
A genus of very large lizards native of Asia and Africa. It
includes the monitors. See {Monitor}, 3.

 

 

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