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VARANUS
Varanus, genus Varanus
(noun) type and sole extant genus of the Varanidae
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Va*ra"nus, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Ar. waran, waral; cf. F. varan, from the Arabic.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A genus of very large lizards native of Asia and Africa. It includes the monitors. See Monitor, 3.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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