Komodon.

Brit.

/kəˈməʊdəʊ/, U.S.

/kəˈmoʊˌdoʊ/

Etymology: < Komodo, the name of an Indonesian island.

Used attributively to designate a large monitor lizard, Varanus komodoensis, native to this island and neighbouring ones, esp. in Komodo dragon n., Komodo monitor n.

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Komodo dragon1927

1927 Daily Express 15 June 15 The curator of the reptiles..introduced me to her latest novelty, a Komodo dragon, seven feet long and as ugly as a bad dream.

1927 Proc. Zool. Soc. 256 Lord Rothschild exhibited a mounted specimen of Varanus komodensis [sic], the so-called ‘Dragon’ of Komodo Island... The interesting feature of the Komodo Monitor, apart from its bulk, lies in its relationship.

1928 Proc. Zool. Soc. 1017 (title) On a living Komodo Dragon.

1932 Observer 9 Oct. 14/5 The dragon in question is a Komodo lizard four feet long hailing from Sunda Island off the Azores.

1941 J. S. Huxley Uniqueness of Man viii. 184 The gorilla, the orang-utang, the Komodo dragon, and other creatures are on the margin of this category [of creatures kept from extinction only by rigorous protection].

1969 A. Bellairs Life of Reptiles II. xi. 468 The Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) has been generally regarded as the largest existing lizard and reaches a length of at least 3 metres (10 ft.) and a weight of 163 kg. (360 lb.). It is found only on the small island of Komodo to the east of Java and on one or two neighbouring islands.

1973 Nature 7 Sept. 52/1 There is evidence that the Komodo monitor can take prey as heavy as itself.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	komodo
释义	Komodon. Brit. /kəˈməʊdəʊ/, U.S. /kəˈmoʊˌdoʊ/ Etymology: < Komodo, the name of an Indonesian island. Used attributively to designate a large monitor lizard, Varanus komodoensis, native to this island and neighbouring ones, esp. in Komodo dragon n., Komodo monitor n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Lacertilia (lizards) > [noun] > family Varanidae or genus Varanus > varanus komodensis (komodo) Komodo dragon1927 1927 Daily Express 15 June 15 The curator of the reptiles..introduced me to her latest novelty, a Komodo dragon, seven feet long and as ugly as a bad dream. 1927 Proc. Zool. Soc. 256 Lord Rothschild exhibited a mounted specimen of Varanus komodensis [sic], the so-called ‘Dragon’ of Komodo Island... The interesting feature of the Komodo Monitor, apart from its bulk, lies in its relationship. 1928 Proc. Zool. Soc. 1017 (title) On a living Komodo Dragon. 1932 Observer 9 Oct. 14/5 The dragon in question is a Komodo lizard four feet long hailing from Sunda Island off the Azores. 1941 J. S. Huxley Uniqueness of Man viii. 184 The gorilla, the orang-utang, the Komodo dragon, and other creatures are on the margin of this category [of creatures kept from extinction only by rigorous protection]. 1969 A. Bellairs Life of Reptiles II. xi. 468 The Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) has been generally regarded as the largest existing lizard and reaches a length of at least 3 metres (10 ft.) and a weight of 163 kg. (360 lb.). It is found only on the small island of Komodo to the east of Java and on one or two neighbouring islands. 1973 Nature 7 Sept. 52/1 There is evidence that the Komodo monitor can take prey as heavy as itself. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1927
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