noun
any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa and Asia and Australia; fabled to warn of crocodiles
• Hypernyms: ↑lizard
• Hyponyms:
↑African monitor, ↑Varanus niloticus, ↑Komodo dragon, ↑Komodo lizard, ↑dragon lizard, ↑giant lizard, ↑Varanus komodoensis
• Member Holonyms: ↑Varanus, ↑genus Varanus
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noun : monitor 3
Useful english dictionary. 2012.