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water goannas

water goannas is the plural of water goanna.

Meaning of water goanna

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

Questions about water goannas

What is water goannas the plural of?
Water goannas is the plural of water goanna.

Words near water goannas in the dictionary

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

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