Varanus

Translingual

Varanus varius

Etymology

New Latin, from Arabic وَرَل‎ (waral).

Proper noun

Varanus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Varanidae – the monitor lizards.

Hypernyms

(genus): Reptilia - class; Eureptilia, Romeriida - clades; Diapsida - subclass; Lepidosauromorpha - infraclass; Lepidosauria - superorder; Squamata - order; Sauria - suborder; Platynota - infraorder; Varanidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Varanus exanthematicus, Varanus komodoensis - selected species

Further reading

Monitor lizard on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Varanus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Varanus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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