Ko·mo·do dragon (k -m  d)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]
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(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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| Noun | 1. |  Komodo dragon - the largest lizard in the world (10 feet); found on Indonesian islandsmonitor 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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