goanna

[ goh-an-uh ]

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).

Origin of goanna

1
First recorded in 1795–1805; aphetic form of iguana

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goanna

/ (ɡəʊˈænə) /


noun
  1. any of various Australian monitor lizards

  2. Australian slang a piano

Origin of goanna

1
C19: sense 1 changed from iguana; sense 2 from rhyming slang pianna

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