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varan Zool.|ˈværən|
[ad. mod.L. Varan-us (Merrem, 1820), f. Ar. waran, var. of waral, monitor lizard. So F. Varan.]
A lizard belonging to the genus Varanus or family Varanidæ; a monitor or varanian.
1843Penny Cycl. XXVI. 131/1 The Heloderms have not the scales..with which they are covered surrounded by small squamous grains like the Varans. 1887Howorth Mammoth & Flood 370 Allied to the living varans and lace⁓lizards of Australia. |