perentien.

Brit.

/pəˈrɛnti/, U.S.

/pəˈrɛn(t)i/, Australian English

/pəˈrenti/

Forms: 1900s– parenti, 1900s– parentie, 1900s– parinti, 1900s– perentie, 1900s– perenty, 1900s– prenti, 1900s– prenty, 1900s– printhee, 1900s– printhy, 1900s– printy.

Origin: A borrowing from Diyari. Etymon: Diyari pirrinthi.

Etymology: < Diyari (South Australia) pirrinthi.

A large burrowing monitor lizard, Varanus giganteus, which grows to between two and three metres (six to ten feet) in length and is found in desert areas of central and western Australia. Also called giant monitor.

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perentie1905

1905 Observer (Adelaide) 30 Sept. 48/2 But this is not the Territory you read of—might as well call a printhee an alligator.

a1928 E. R. Waite Reptiles & Amphibians S. Austral. (1929) v. 125 The Perentie is, however, the largest Australian species [of lizard].

1968 V. Serventy Wildlife Austral. v. 126 The goannas range from the short-tailed goanna, a seven-inch long sprite, to the eight-foot giant of the inland, the perentie.

1989 R. T. Hoser Austral. Reptiles & Frogs 115/1 In many areas the Perenty actually hibernates during the colder winter months.

1990 World Mag. No. 46. 49 I was on Barrow island..in search of the country's largest monitor lizard, the perentie.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	perentie
释义	perentien. Brit. /pəˈrɛnti/, U.S. /pəˈrɛn(t)i/, Australian English /pəˈrenti/ Forms: 1900s– parenti, 1900s– parentie, 1900s– parinti, 1900s– perentie, 1900s– perenty, 1900s– prenti, 1900s– prenty, 1900s– printhee, 1900s– printhy, 1900s– printy. Origin: A borrowing from Diyari. Etymon: Diyari pirrinthi. Etymology: < Diyari (South Australia) pirrinthi. A large burrowing monitor lizard, Varanus giganteus, which grows to between two and three metres (six to ten feet) in length and is found in desert areas of central and western Australia. Also called giant monitor. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Lacertilia (lizards) > [noun] > family Varanidae or genus Varanus > varanus giganteus (perentie) perentie1905 1905 Observer (Adelaide) 30 Sept. 48/2 But this is not the Territory you read of—might as well call a printhee an alligator. a1928 E. R. Waite Reptiles & Amphibians S. Austral. (1929) v. 125 The Perentie is, however, the largest Australian species [of lizard]. 1968 V. Serventy Wildlife Austral. v. 126 The goannas range from the short-tailed goanna, a seven-inch long sprite, to the eight-foot giant of the inland, the perentie. 1989 R. T. Hoser Austral. Reptiles & Frogs 115/1 In many areas the Perenty actually hibernates during the colder winter months. 1990 World Mag. No. 46. 49 I was on Barrow island..in search of the country's largest monitor lizard, the perentie. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1905
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