goanna

American  

[goh-an-uh] / goʊˈæn ə /

noun

1. any of the several large monitor lizards of the family Varanidae, of Australia, especially Varanus varius and V. giganteus, both sometimes growing to 6 feet (1.8 meters).

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goanna British  

/ ɡəʊˈænə /

noun

1. any of various Australian monitor lizards

2. slang a piano

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Etymology

Origin of goanna

First recorded in 1795–1805; aphetic form of iguana

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goanna

These include the northern quoll, whose numbers have been decreasing, the goanna lizard and the ghost bat.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

However, at sites where taste aversion was trialled, goanna populations ranged from 35 per cent to 140 per cent of pre-invasion levels by the time the study finished.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 9, 2024

"The price today or even in the near term isn't really his focus, the focus is where's the price goanna be in the in the future."

From Reuters ● Sep. 14, 2023

I remember looking down its side when it was swinging me around like a dog with a goanna and I noticed my flippers were about half-way down its length.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 2, 2019

For dinner we had goanna hash, we thought it mighty hard; They wouldn’t give us butter, so we forced down bread and lard.

From The Old Bush Songs by A. B. (Andrew Barton) Paterson

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