monitor lizards

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Definition of monitor lizards in English Turkish dictionary

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monitor lizard

kertenkele monitör

monitor lizard

(Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) dev kertenkele

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Definition of monitor lizards in English English dictionary

plural form of monitor lizard

varanidae

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monitor lizard

Any of various large lizards of the genus Varanus, native to Africa, Asia and Australia, that are carnivorous

monitor lizard

Any of about 30 species of lizards (genus Varanus, family Varanidae), found in the Old World tropics and subtropics. Most have an elongated head and neck, a heavy body, a long tail, and well-developed legs. The smallest monitor grows to 8 in. (20 cm), but several species (e.g., the Komodo dragon) are very large. The two-banded, or water, monitor (V. salvator), of South Asia, grows to 9 ft (2.7 m). The perenty (V. giganteus), of Australia, grows to 8 ft (2.4 m). The so-called earless monitor (Lanthanotus borneensis), a rare lizard of Borneo and the only species of the family Lanthanotidae, grows to 16 in. (40 cm) long

Hyphenation

mon·i·tor lizards

Turkish pronunciation

mänıtır lîzırdz

Pronunciation

/ˈmänətər ˈləzərdz/ /ˈmɑːnətɜr ˈlɪzɜrdz/