genus varanus

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   type and sole extant genus of the Varanidae

   SynonymsVaranus

   Broaderreptile genus

   Part ofVaranidae

Questions about genus varanus

What does genus varanus mean?

genus varanus means "type and sole extant genus of the Varanidae".

What is another word for genus varanus?

Close synonyms include Varanus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus varanus a common word?

genus varanus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.