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Varanus
‖
Va-ra′nus
,p
rop.
Noun.
[NL., fr. Ar.
uaran
, uaral
; cf. F. varan
, from the Arabic.] (Zool.)
A genus of very large lizards native of Asia and Africa. It includes the monitors. See
Monitor
, 3. Definition 2024
Varanus
Varanus
Translingual
Proper noun
Varanus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Varanidae – the monitor lizards.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Reptilia - class; Eureptilia, Romeriida - clades; Diapsida - subclass; Lepidosauromorpha - infraclass; Lepidosauria - superorder; Squamata - order; Sauria - suborder; Platynota - infraorder; Varanidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Varanus exanthematicus, Varanus komodoensis - selected species