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water goanna

water goanna noun: a water dragon (type of lizard).

Noun

water goanna (plural water goannas)

  1. (Australia) A water dragon (type of lizard).
    • The Nipper, who was ferreting under water like a woolly dog, suddenly yelled like a big man and jerked up a water-goanna, swinging it around his head until he could swing it against a tree.1937, Ion L. Idriess, Over the Range, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, published 1947, page 156

Forms of water goanna

pluralwater goannas

Questions about water goanna

What does water goanna mean?
Water goanna means a water dragon (type of lizard).
What part of speech is water goanna?
Water goanna is a noun.
What is the plural of water goanna?
The plural of water goanna is water goannas.

Words near water goanna in the dictionary

  1. water gilding
  2. water girl
  3. water girls
  4. water glass
  5. water glasses
  6. water goanna
  7. water goannas
  8. water gruel
  9. water gruels
  10. water gum
  11. water gums

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