ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Varanid

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Varanid is a noun meaning Any lizard of the genus Varanus; a monitor lizard.

Meaning

Any lizard of the genus Varanus; a monitor lizard.

Example Sentences

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.

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Related dictionary entries include lizards, varanine, varan, monitor, iguana, mycterosaurine.

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