"perentie" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: perenties [plural]
Etymology: From Dieri pirrinthi (or other Karnic language). Etymology templates: {{der|en|dif|pirrinthi}} Dieri pirrinthi Head templates: {{en-noun}} perentie (plural perenties)
  1. The largest Australian monitor lizard or goanna, Varanus giganteus. Wikipedia link: perentie Categories (lifeform): Anguimorph lizards Synonyms: perenty Translations (Varanus giganteus): óriás varánusz (Hungarian), ngiṉṯaka (Pitjantjatjara), гига́нтский вара́н (gigántskij varán) [masculine] (Russian), большо́й вара́н (bolʹšój varán) [masculine] (Russian), пере́нти (perénti) [masculine] (Russian)

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