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