Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

varanid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: varanid
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any lizard of the genus Varanus; a monitor lizard.

Example Sentences

"Although fossils of giant varanids had been known since the mid-1800s, the discovery that giant lizards were still among us, albeit on a few isolated islands in far-away Southeast Asia, was met with fascination and excitement."

Etymology

From scientific Latin Varanidae (family name).

Inflected Forms

varanids (plural)

Questions

What does varanid mean?: Any lizard of the genus Varanus; a monitor lizard.
Where does varanid come from?: From scientific Latin Varanidae (family name).

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