"kabaragoya" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: kabaragoyas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Sinhalese කබරගොයා (kabaragoyā). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|si|කබරගොයා|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Sinhalese කබරගොයා (kabaragoyā), {{bor+|en|si|කබරගොයා}} Borrowed from Sinhalese කබරගොයා (kabaragoyā) Head templates: {{en-noun}} kabaragoya (plural kabaragoyas)
  1. The water monitor, Varanus salvator, a large lizard of Southeast Asia. Wikipedia link: Water monitor Categories (lifeform): Anguimorph lizards Translations (Varanus salvator): Kabaragoya [feminine] (German), полоса́тый вара́н (polosátyj varán) [masculine] (Russian), เหี้ย (hîia) (Thai)

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