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 Definition: [n]  any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa Asia and Australia; fabled to warn of crocodiles
 
 Synonyms: monitor, monitor lizard
 
 See Also: African monitor, dragon lizard, genus Varanus, giant lizard, Komodo dragon, Komodo lizard, lizard, Varanus, Varanus komodoensis, Varanus niloticus

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Va"ran\, n. [F.] (Zo["o]l.)
The monitor. See {Monitor}, 3.

 

 

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