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varanid

varanid noun: any lizard of the genus Varanus; a monitor lizard.

Noun

varanid (plural varanids)

  1. Any lizard of the genus Varanus; a monitor lizard.
    • Although fossils of giant varanids had been known since the mid-1800s, the discovery that giant lizards were still among us, albeit on a few isolated islands in far-away Southeast Asia, was met with fascination and excitement.2017 May 17, Hanneke Meijer, The Guardian

Forms of varanid

pluralvaranids

Origin of varanid

From scientific Latin Varanidae (family name).

Questions about varanid

What does varanid mean?
Varanid means any lizard of the genus Varanus; a monitor lizard.
What part of speech is varanid?
Varanid is a noun.
What is the plural of varanid?
The plural of varanid is varanids.

Words near varanid in the dictionary

  1. Varanasi Division
  2. Varanger Peninsula
  3. Varangian
  4. Varangians
  5. varanian
  6. varanid
  7. varanids
  8. varaniform
  9. varaniforms
  10. varanine
  11. varanines

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