Definition of perentie in English:
perentie
(also perenty)
nounPlural perenties pəˈrɛntiˈprɛnti
A large brown and yellow monitor lizard which lives in arid regions of Australia.
Varanus giganteus, family Varanidae
Example sentencesExamples
- Goannas range in size from the 18 cm short tailed midget to the inland giant, the perentie that can reach up to 2.4 m long.
- The perentie is the name that was given to what is Australia's largest lizard.
- One of us once came upon the track of a large monitor known as a perentie (V. giganteus) that had intercepted his own.
Origin
Early 20th century: probably from Diyari pirindi.