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komodo dragon

/kəˈmoʊdoʊ ˈdɹæɡən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.63 in modern English

Syllables
ko-mod-o -drag-on
IPA
/kəˈmoʊdoʊ ˈdɹæɡən/
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the endangered species Varanus komodoensis of monitor lizards native to certain Indonesian islands east of Java, the world's largest lizard, growing to 10 feet or 3 meters, known for its ability to kill prey with its septic saliva.

Etymology

From Komodo (island) + dragon.

Inflected Forms

Komodo dragons (plural)

Synonyms

dragon lizard giant lizard Komodo lizard varanus komodoensis

Questions

How do you pronounce komodo dragon?
The recorded pronunciation is /kəˈmoʊdoʊ ˈdɹæɡən/.
What does komodo dragon mean?
Any of the endangered species Varanus komodoensis of monitor lizards native to certain Indonesian islands east of Java, the world's largest lizard, growing to 10 feet or 3 meters, known for its ability to kill prey with its septic saliva.
Where does komodo dragon come from?
From Komodo (island) + dragon.

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