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monitor lizard, of which there are four varieties: (i) Varanus salvator, the largest, (ii) V. rudicollis (long-snouted), (iii) V. dumerili (tree-monitor), (iv) V. nebulosus (long-tailed)
in
Malay
biawak
*bayawak
monitor lizard, Varanus spp. (esp. V. salvator)
[Etymon]
bayawak
monitor lizard, Varanus spp., esp. V. salvator
Contribution:
CLDF dataset derived from Blust's "Austronesian Comparative Dictionary"
by
cite
Language:
Malay
Parameter:
monitor lizard, of which there are four varieties: (i) Varanus salvator, the largest, (ii) V. rudicollis (long-snouted), (iii) V. dumerili (tree-monitor), (iv) V. nebulosus (long-tailed) [25a55e58163baa2000e83e7c25008363]
Source:
Wilkinson 1959
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