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desert monitor

desert monitor noun: a species of carnivorous monitor lizard, Varanus griseus, found throughout North Africa and Central and South Asia.

desert monitor: a species of carnivorous monitor lizard, Varanus griseus, found throughout North Africa and Central...
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Noun

desert monitor (plural desert monitors)

  1. A species of carnivorous monitor lizard, Varanus griseus, found throughout North Africa and Central and South Asia.

Forms of desert monitor

pluraldesert monitors

Questions about desert monitor

What does desert monitor mean?
Desert monitor means a species of carnivorous monitor lizard, Varanus griseus, found throughout North Africa and Central and South Asia.
What part of speech is desert monitor?
Desert monitor is a noun.
What is the plural of desert monitor?
The plural of desert monitor is desert monitors.

Words near desert monitor in the dictionary

  1. desert mice
  2. desert mistletoe
  3. desert mistletoes
  4. desert mole rat
  5. desert mole rats
  6. desert monitor
  7. desert monitors
  8. desert mouse
  9. desert oak
  10. desert oaks
  11. desert onion

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