varanid

English

Etymology

From scientific Latin Varanidae (family name).

Noun

varanid (plural varanids)

1. Any lizard of the genus Varanus; a monitor lizard.
   • 2017, Hanneke Meijer, The Guardian, 17 May:

     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.

Translations

any lizard of the genus Varanus

• Portuguese: varanídeo (pt) m
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Anagrams

• viranda