VARANUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Varanus mean? 

• VARANUS (noun)
  The noun VARANUS has 1 sense:

1. type and sole extant genus of the Varanidae

  Familiarity information: VARANUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VARANUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Type and sole extant genus of the Varanidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Varanus; Varanus

Hypernyms ("Varanus" is a kind of...):

reptile genus (a genus of reptiles)

Meronyms (members of "Varanus"):

monitor; monitor lizard; varan (any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa and Asia and Australia; fabled to warn of crocodiles)

Holonyms ("Varanus" is a member of...):

family Varanidae; Varanidae (monitor lizards)