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goanna

noun
go·​an·​na | \ gō-ˈa-nə How to pronounce goanna (audio) \

Definition of goanna

: any of several large Australian monitor lizards (genus Varanus of the family Varanidae)

First Known Use of goanna

1811, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for goanna

alteration of iguana

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