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MONITOR LIZARD
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa and Asia and Australia; fabled to warn of crocodiles
Synonyms:
monitor; monitor lizard; varan
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("monitor lizard" is a kind of...):
lizard (relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "monitor lizard"):
African monitor; Varanus niloticus (destroys crocodile eggs)
dragon lizard; giant lizard; Komodo dragon; Komodo lizard; Varanus komodoensis (the largest lizard in the world (10 feet); found on Indonesian islands)
Holonyms ("monitor lizard" is a member of...):
genus Varanus; Varanus (type and sole extant genus of the Varanidae)
