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perenty

perenty is the alternative form of perentie.

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

Forms of perenty

pluralperenties

Questions about perenty

What is perenty the alternative form of?
Perenty is the alternative form of perentie.

Words near perenty in the dictionary

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

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