Etymology

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Today it means: a monitor lizard of Egypt, either a Nile monitor (Varanus niloticus) or a desert monitor (Varanus griseus). Full definition →

Arabic وَرَل
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  1. Arabic · borrowed fromوَرَل“monitor lizard”
  2. English todayworral

From Arabic وَرَل (waral, “monitor lizard”). Doublet of varan.

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