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VARANUS

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Meaning:

Type and sole extant genus of the Varanidae

Synonyms:

genus Varanus; Varanus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Varanus" is a kind of...):

reptile genus (a genus of reptiles)

Meronyms (members of "Varanus"):

monitor; monitor lizard; varan (any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa and Asia and Australia; fabled to warn of crocodiles)

Holonyms ("Varanus" is a member of...):

family Varanidae; Varanidae (monitor lizards)

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