'Varanus' definitions:
Definition of 'Varanus'
(from WordNet)
noun
Type and sole extant genus of the Varanidae [syn: Varanus, genus Varanus]
Definition of 'Varanus'
From: GCIDE
- Varanus \Va*ra"nus\, prop. n. [NL., fr. Ar. uaran, uaral; cf. F. varan, from the Arabic.] (Zool.) A genus of very large lizards native of Asia and Africa. It includes the monitors. See Monitor, 3. [1913 Webster]