English noun: varan | |||
1. | varan (animal) any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa and Asia and Australia; fabled to warn of crocodiles | ||
Synonyms | monitor, monitor lizard | ||
Broader (hypernym) | lizard | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | African monitor, dragon lizard, giant lizard, Komodo dragon, Komodo lizard, Varanus komodoensis, Varanus niloticus | ||
Member meronym | genus Varanus, Varanus | ||