FAMILY VARANIDAE

 Dictionary entry overview: What does family Varanidae mean? 

• FAMILY VARANIDAE (noun)
  The noun FAMILY VARANIDAE has 1 sense:

1. monitor lizards

  Familiarity information: FAMILY VARANIDAE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FAMILY VARANIDAE (noun)

Meaning:

Monitor lizards

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

family Varanidae; Varanidae

Hypernyms ("family Varanidae" is a kind of...):

reptile family (a family of reptiles)

Meronyms (members of "family Varanidae"):

genus Varanus; Varanus (type and sole extant genus of the Varanidae)

Holonyms ("family Varanidae" is a member of...):

Lacertilia; Sauria; suborder Lacertilia; suborder Sauria (true lizards; including chameleons and geckos)