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perentie

perentie noun: the largest Australian monitor lizard or goanna, Varanus giganteus.

perentie: the largest Australian monitor lizard or goanna, Varanus giganteus
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Noun

perentie (plural perenties)

  1. The largest Australian monitor lizard or goanna, Varanus giganteus.
    • Joshua stuck his tongue in and out like a lizard's and, twisting his fingers into claws, dug them crabwise into the sand to imitate the perenty’s walk.1987, Bruce Chatwin, The Songlines, Vintage, published 1998, page 153

Forms of perentie

pluralperenties
alternative formperenty

Origin of perentie

From Dieri pirrinthi (or other Karnic language).

Questions about perentie

What does perentie mean?
Perentie means the largest Australian monitor lizard or goanna, Varanus giganteus.
What part of speech is perentie?
Perentie is a noun.
What is the plural of perentie?
The plural of perentie is perenties.

Words near perentie in the dictionary

  1. perennibranch
  2. perennibranchiate
  3. perennibranchs
  4. perennities
  5. perennity
  6. perentie
  7. perenties
  8. perenty
  9. pereon
  10. pereonite
  11. pereonites

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