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varanus
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun varanus has 1 sense
- varanus(n = noun.animal) genus varanus - type and sole extant genus of the Varanidae; Array is a kind of reptile genus
is a member of family varanidae, varanidae
CIDE DICTIONARY
varanus, prop. n. [NL., fr. Ar. uaran, uaral; cf. F. varan, from the Arabic.].
A genus of very large lizards native of Asia and Africa. It includes the monitors. See Monitor, 3. [1913 Webster]
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