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Komodo dragon

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Ko·mo·do dragon  (k-md)
n.
A large monitor lizard (Varanus komodoensis) native to Indonesia. It is the largest living lizard, sometimes growing to a length of 3 meters (10 feet).
[After Komodo, an island of south-central Indonesia.]
Komodo dragon, lizard [kəˈməʊdəʊ]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) the largest monitor lizard, Varanus komodoensis, of Komodo and other East Indian islands: grows to a length of 3 m (about 10 ft.) and a weight of 135 kilograms (about 300 lbs.)
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Noun1.Komodo dragonKomodo dragon - the largest lizard in the world (10 feet); found on Indonesian islands
dragon lizard, giant lizard, Komodo lizard, Varanus komodoensis
monitor lizard, varan, monitor - any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa and Asia and Australia; fabled to warn of crocodiles


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