Megalania

Translingual

Proper noun

†Megalania

  1. (obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Varanidae – an extinct giant monitor lizard that inhabited Australia during the Pleistocene.

Usage notes

  • This genus is considered invalid as the sole species (†Megalania prisca) is now classified as †Varanus priscus. Though, is still used as a common name.

Hyponyms

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.