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perentie Austral.|pəˈrɛntɪ|
Also parenti, perenty.
[Aboriginal name.]
A large, burrowing, monitor lizard, Varanus giganteus, which may be as much as eight feet long and is found in desert areas of central and northern Australia. Also attrib.
a1928E. R. Waite Reptiles or Amphibians S. Austral. (1929) v. 125 Perentie or Sjonba... The discovery of the gigantic goana on the Komodo Islands illustrates the inadvisability of naming specimens by comparative measurements. The Perentie is, however, the largest Australian species. 1942C. Barrett On Wallaby iii. 43 Perenties three yards long were said to exist in the ranges. 1944Living off Land ii. 24 The large Parenti lizard provides about the best food supply of the reptiles. 1963E. Worrell Reptiles Austral. 83 Perenty... Length to 8 feet. This is Australia's largest monitor. 1968V. Serventy Wildlife Austral. v. 126 The goannas range from the short-tailed goanna, a seven-inch long sprite, to the eight-foot giant of the inland, the perentie. 1973Panorama (Austral.) Oct. 5/3 (caption) Dick Lang with a perentie he chased and caught. |