"Komodo dragon" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kəˈmoʊdoʊ ˈdɹæɡən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-Komodo dragon.wav [US] Forms: Komodo dragons [plural]
Etymology: From Komodo (island) + dragon. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Komodo dragon (plural Komodo dragons)
  1. Varanus komodoensis, an endangered species of monitor lizard native to certain Indonesian islands east of Java, the world's largest lizard, growing to 10 feet or 3 meters, known for its ability to kill prey with its septic saliva. Wikipedia link: Komodo dragon Categories (lifeform): Anguimorph lizards Synonyms (Varanus komodoensis): dragon lizard, giant lizard, Komodo lizard Translations (large monitor lizard): dragó de Komodo [masculine] (Catalan), 科莫多巨蜥 (Kēmòduō jùxī) (Chinese Mandarin), 科摩多巨蜥 (Kēmóduō jùxī) (Chinese Mandarin), 科莫多龍 (Chinese Mandarin), 科莫多龙 (Kēmòduō lóng) (Chinese Mandarin), varan komodský [masculine] (Czech), komodovaran [common-gender] (Danish), komodovaraan (Dutch), Komodo varaan (Estonian), komodonvaraani (Finnish), dragon de Komodo [masculine] (French), varan de Komodo [masculine] (French), Komodowaran [masculine] (German), komodói varánusz (Hungarian), komodo (Indonesian), dragan Chomódó [masculine] (Irish), drago di Komodo [masculine] (Italian), បង្កួយយក្ស (bɑŋkuəy yeak) (Khmer), ко́модски ва́ран (kómodski váran) [masculine] (Macedonian), bengkatak (Malay), komodo (Malay), tiníléítsoh (Navajo), waran z Komodo [masculine] (Polish), dragão-de-comodo [masculine] (Portuguese), комо́дский вара́н (komódskij varán) [masculine] (Russian), Komodski varan [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), dragón de Komodo [masculine] (Spanish), komodovaran [common-gender] (Swedish), Komodo ejderi (Turkish), rồng Komodo (Vietnamese)

Inflected forms

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