varan

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noun

The monitor lizard.

Similar
monitormonitor lizard
OriginFrench varan →
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Meanings

nounvaran (plural varans)

plural varans

  1. The monitor lizard.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounany of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa and Asia and Australia; fabled to warn of crocodiles

Similar
monitormonitor lizard
Broader
lizard
Also see
monitormonitor lizard

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchvaran
  2. Englishvaran

Derived from French varan. Doublet of worral.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

varan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/varan

MLA

“varan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/varan. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “varan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/varan.

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