Komodo dragon

Ko·mo·do dragon

K0100700 (kə-mō′dō)n. A large monitor lizard (Varanus komodoensis) native to Indonesia. It is the largest living lizard, sometimes growing to a length of 3 meters (10 feet).

[After Komodo, an island of south-central Indonesia.]

Komodo dragon

(kəˈməʊdəʊ) or

Komodo lizard

n (Animals) the largest monitor lizard, Varanus komodoensis, of Komodo and other East Indian islands: grows to a length of 3 m (about 10 ft) and a weight of 135 kilograms (about 300 lbs.)

Ko•mo′do drag`on

(kəˈmoʊ doʊ)
n. a monitor lizard, Varanus komodoensis, of certain Indonesian islands: the largest lizard in the world. Also called Komo′do liz`ard. [1925–30]

Ko·mo·do dragon

(kə-mō′dō) An Indonesian monitor lizard that is the largest living lizard. It can grow up to 10 feet (3 meters) long, has dark skin, and feeds on eggs and small animals.

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Noun

Komodo dragon - the largest lizard in the world (10 feet); found on Indonesian islandsdragon lizard, giant lizard, Komodo lizard, Varanus komodoensismonitor lizard, varan, monitor - any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa and Asia and Australia; fabled to warn of crocodiles

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Komodo dragon

Komodo dragon:

see monitormonitor,
any of various, mostly tropical lizards. A monitor lizard has a heavy body, long head and neck, long tail that comes to a whiplike end, and strong legs with sharp claws. Its slender, forked tongue is protrusible. Monitors range in size from the 8-in.
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Komodo Dragon

(Komodo lizard, giant monitor), Varanus komodoensis, the largest representative of the genus Varanus and of all extant lizards.

The largest of the Komodo dragons are more than 3 m long and weigh as much as 150 kg (according to the latest data). The species is found on the islands of Komodo, Rintja, Pantar, and Flores. It digs burrows up to 5 m deep, and it swims well. It feeds on wild boars, goats, deer, monkeys, dogs, and carrion. Instances of attacks on humans are known. In May the female lays up to 25 eggs in the burrow, each egg weighing about 200 g. The incubation period is 8–8.5 months. The hatched young are as long as 30 cm.

REFERENCES

Maleev, E. A., and I. S. Darevskii. “ ’Drakony’ ostrova Komodo.” Priroda, 1963, no. 3.
Darevskii, I. S., and S. Kardarson. “O biologii gigantskogo indonesziiskogo varana.” Zoologicheskii zhurnal, 1964, vol. 43, issue 9.

Komodo dragon

[kə′mō·dō ′drag·ən] (vertebrate zoology) Varanus komodoensis. A predatory reptile of the family Varanidae found only on the island of Komodo; it is the largest living lizard and may grow to 10 feet (3 meters).

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noun the largest lizard in the world (10 feet)

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