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goanna Austral.|gəʊˈænə|
Also formerly gohanna.
[Corruption of iguana; cf. guana.]
Any of various large monitor lizards of the genus Varanus.
1891‘Rolf Boldrewood’ Sydney-side Saxon vi. 99 A goanna startled him [a horse]. 1898Morris Austral Eng. s.v. Goanna, In New Zealand, the word Guano is applied to the lizard-like reptile Sphenodon punctatum... In Tasmania, the name is given to Tiliqua scincoides, White, and throughout Australia any lizard of a large size is popularly called a Guana, or in the bush, more commonly, a Goanna. 1900H. Lawson Over Sliprails 108 The four little Australians..ate underdone kangaroo..with an occasional treat of oak grubs and gohanna. 1903Blackw. Mag. Apr. 468/2 My tongue was like a gohanna's back. 1923Chambers's Jrnl. Aug. 527/1 Snakes, goannas (guanas), scorpions, and centipedes are numerous. 1946I. L. Idriess In Crocodile Land ix. 60 The goanna burrows into the nest. 1965A. Keast Window to Bushland 102 Goannas are the giants of the lizard tribe. |