worral

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noun

a monitor lizard of Egypt, either a Nile monitor (Varanus niloticus) or a desert monitor (Varanus griseus).

OriginArabic وَرَل →
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Meanings

nounworral (plural worrals)

plural worrals · alternative worrel · alternative waral

  1. obsoletea monitor lizard of Egypt, either a Nile monitor (Varanus niloticus) or a desert monitor (Varanus griseus).

    The Worral is a Sort of Lizard, which sometimes is thirty or forty Inches in Length, usually of a bright reddish Colour […]

    1744, The travels of the late Charles Thompson, Esq.

Origin

  1. Arabicوَرَل“monitor lizard”
  2. Englishworral

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

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Rhymes with worral

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APA

worral. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/worral

MLA

“worral.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/worral. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “worral,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/worral.

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