varan

1. Any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa and Asia and Australia;
   Fabled to warn of crocodiles (synset 101697350)
   is a type of: lizard - relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail
   subtypes:

   • 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
   belongs to: genus varanus, varanus - type and sole extant genus of the Varanidae
   same as: monitor, monitor lizard

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