Varanus

noun

Var·​a·​nus

ˈvarənəs

: a genus (the type and sole recent genus of the family Varanidae) of Old World lizards

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Arabic waran, waral monitor lizard

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Rhymes for Varanus

• adonis
• allochthonous
• autochthonous
• rawness
• sourness