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VARANUS
Va
*
ra
"
nus,
n.
Etym:
[
NL.
,
fr.
Ar.
waran,
waral;
cf.
F.
varan,
from
the
Arabic.
] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A
genus
of
very
large
lizards
native
of
Asia
and
Africa.
It
includes
the
monitors.
See
Monitor,
3.