デュメリル大蜥蜴

Japanese

Kanji in this term
大 蜥 蜴
おお
Grade: 1 		とかげ
Hyōgai Hyōgai
kun'yomi jukujikun

Etymology

デュメリル (dyumeriru, from French Duméril) + 大蜥蜴(おおとかげ) (ōtokage, “monitor lizard”)

Noun

デュメリル大(おお)蜥蜴(とかげ) or デュメリル大蜥蜴(オオトカゲ) • (dyumeriru ōtokage) 

  1. Dumeril's monitor, Varanus dumerilii

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

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