Varanus \Va*ra"nus\, n. [NL., fr. Ar. waran, waral; cf. F.
varan, from the Arabic.] (Zo["o]l.)
A genus of very large lizards native of Asia and Africa. It
includes the monitors. See {Monitor}, 3.
Varanus
n : type and sole extant genus of the Varanidae [syn: {genus
Varanus}]