Monitor lizard

/mˈɒnɪtə lˈɪzəd/

/mˈɑːnɪɾɚ lˈɪzɚd/

[noun]

Monitor lizard

[NOUN]

any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa and Asia and Australia; fabled to warn of crocodiles

synonyms : monitor

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Examples

1. And just to give you a sampling of the types of economic decisions we tend to think about, do you hunt for goanna, which are these monitor lizards that live in the desert of Western Australia, or do you a hunt for hill kangaroo?

2. But right now, I think I get the most satisfaction out of having a big monitor lizard that weighs 65, 70 pounds, that has that dynamic wow factor, that's puppy dog tame though.

3. And Shoebills are known to eat massive 6 1/2-foot-long monitor lizards, as well as baby crocodiles, so nothing is safe.

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