Any of various large lizards of the Old World; esp. a monitor lizard (genus Varanus). Cf. goanna, n. 2. Now rare.
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| 释义 | the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Lacertilia (lizards) > [noun] > family Varanidae or genus Varanus > member of (monitor) (13) guana1697 Any of various large lizards of the Old World; esp. a monitor lizard (genus Varanus). Cf. goanna, n. 2. Now rare. worrala1701 A monitor lizard; = varan, n. monitory lizard1790 a monitor lizard. monitor1802 Any of various large to very large tropical Old World lizards constituting the genus Varanus and the family Varanidae, having a long neck, narrow… goanna1831 Any of various large lizards of the Old World; esp. a monitor lizard (genus Varanus). Now chiefly Australian. safeguard1831 Any of several tegus (large South American lizards of the genus Tupinambis and other genera of the family Teiidae), which are said to give… sauvegarde1840 = safeguard, n. 11. varanian1841 A lizard belonging to the family Varanidæ of scaled saurians; a monitor or varan. varan1843 A lizard belonging to the genus Varanus or family Varanidæ; a monitor or varanian. water lizard1865 (originally) any of various lizards or lizard-like animals living in or near water, esp. a newt (family Salamandridae) (now rare); (in later use)… monitor lizard1869 = sense 10. varanid1896 = varanian, n. varanus1934 = varan, n. Cf. goanna, n., iguana, n. 2, monitor, n. 10. |
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