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perenties

perenties is the plural of perentie.

perenties is the plural of perenty.

Meaning of perentie

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

Questions about perenties

What is perenties the plural of?
Perenties is the plural of perentie.

Words near perenties in the dictionary

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

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