monitor lizard

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Synonyms: monitor lizards

Antonyms: monitor lizards

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Noun

1. Any of various large [[carnivorous]] lizards of the family {{taxfmt|Varanidae|family}}, all of whose [[extant]] species are of genus {{taxfmt|Varanus|genus}}, native to [[Africa]], [[Asia]] and [[Australia]].
2. Also: the [[earless monitor lizard]] ({{taxlink|Lanthanotus borneensis|species}}, the sole member of the family {{taxlink|Lanthanotidae|family}}).

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