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VARANUS KOMODOENSIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Varanus komodoensis mean?
• VARANUS KOMODOENSIS (noun)
The noun VARANUS KOMODOENSIS has 1 sense:
1. the largest lizard in the world (10 feet); found on Indonesian islands
Familiarity information: VARANUS KOMODOENSIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The largest lizard in the world (10 feet); found on Indonesian islands
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
dragon lizard; giant lizard; Komodo dragon; Komodo lizard; Varanus komodoensis
Hypernyms ("Varanus komodoensis" is a kind of...):
monitor; monitor lizard; varan (any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa and Asia and Australia; fabled to warn of crocodiles)
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