| 单词 | water monitor |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswater monitor water monitor n. any of several semiaquatic monitor lizards of the genus Varanus; esp. the Nile monitor, Varanus niloticus, of Africa, and Varanus salvator of South Asia. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Lacertilia (lizards) > [noun] > family Varanidae or genus Varanus > varanus niloticus (Nile monitor) iguana1753 water monitor1811 Nilotic monitor1840 Nile monitor1900 1811 J. Parkinson Org. Remains Former World III. xx. 293 The water-monitor of Egypt has fourteen [teeth] at the top, but only twelve at the bottom. 1947 J. Stevenson-Hamilton Wild Life S. Afr. xxxv. 316 Varanus niloticus, or the water monitor, is found in reeds and rocks, close to the water's edge. 2006 J. Cummings et al. Sri Lanka (Lonely Planet) (ed. 10) 62 The water monitor is distinguished by its sheer size and colourful markings. < as lemmas |
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