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Varanus
noun
Var·a·nus
\ˈvarənəs\
Definition of Varanus
: a genus (the type and sole recent genus of the family Varanidae) of Old World lizards
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Origin and Etymology of varanus
New Latin, from Arabic waran, waral monitor lizard
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