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va·ran·i·dae
\vəˈranəˌdē\ noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Varanus, type genus + -idae
: a family of large tropical Old World lizards comprising the monitors, having an elongated neck and tail and well-developed limbs, and being terrestrial or semiaquatic and voraciously carnivorous — compare komodo dragon |