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worrel

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

Scrabble 9

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Meanings

nounworrel (plural worrels)

plural worrels

obsoleteObsolete form of worral (“monitor lizard”).
The rat, called ichneumon, which has been fabled to destroy the crocodile, by leaping down it's throat and gnawing through it's belly; the cameleon; and the worrel, which is said to be affected by music; all are natives of Egypt.
1785, William Frederick Martyn, The Geographical Magazine; or, a New, Copious, Compleat, and Universal System of Geography, page 639

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with worrel

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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