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• giant lizard — noun the largest lizard in the world (10 feet); found on Indonesian islands • Syn: ↑Komodo dragon, ↑Komodo lizard, ↑dragon lizard, ↑Varanus komodoensis • Hypernyms: ↑monitor, ↑monitor lizard, ↑varan …   Useful english dictionary

• giant lizard. — See Komodo dragon. * * * …   Universalium

• giant lizard. — See Komodo dragon …   Useful english dictionary

• Komodo dragon — /keuh moh doh/ a monitor lizard, Varanus komodoensis, of certain Indonesian islands E of Java, that grows to a length of 10 ft. (3 m): the largest lizard in the world; now rare. Also called dragon lizard, giant lizard, Komodo lizard. [1925 30;… …   Universalium

• Lizard — For other uses, see Lizard (disambiguation). Lizards Temporal range: Late Triassic – Recent, 220–0 Ma …   Wikipedia

• Lizard (comics) — The Lizard Publication information Publisher Marvel Comics Fi …   Wikipedia

• Komodo lizard — noun the largest lizard in the world (10 feet); found on Indonesian islands • Syn: ↑Komodo dragon, ↑dragon lizard, ↑giant lizard, ↑Varanus komodoensis • Hypernyms: ↑monitor, ↑monitor lizard, ↑varan …   Useful english dictionary

• Komodo dragon — noun An endangered species of monitor lizard native to certain Indonesian islands east of Java. It is the worlds largest lizard, growing to 10 feet or 3 meters. It is known for its ability to kill prey with its septic saliva; the …   Wiktionary

• Komodo dragon — [kə mō′dō drag′ən] n. [after Komodo Island, Indonesia] a giant, flesh eating monitor lizard (Varanus komodoensis) of SE Asian jungles: it is the largest living lizard, reaching a length of c. 3.5 m (11.5 ft) …   English World dictionary

• Komodo dragon — taxobox name = Komodo dragonITIS|ID=202168|taxon=Varanus komodoensis|year=2007|date=19 June] status = VU status system = iucn3.1 image width = 256px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Reptilia ordo = Squamata subordo = Scleroglossa… …   Wikipedia

• Komodo — ▪ island, Indonesia       island of the Lesser Sunda Islands, Nusa Tenggara Timur provinsi (province), Indonesia. The island, which has an area of approximately 200 square miles (520 square km), lies on the Sape Strait between Flores and Sumbawa… …   Universalium