perentie

English

A perentie lizard

Alternative forms

• perenty

Etymology

From Dieri pirrinthi (or other Karnic language).

Noun

perentie (plural perenties)

1. The largest Australian monitor lizard or goanna, Varanus giganteus. [from 20th c.]
   • 1987, Bruce Chatwin, The Songlines, Vintage, published 1998, page 153:

     Joshua stuck his tongue in and out like a lizard's and, twisting his fingers into claws, dug them crabwise into the sand to imitate the perenty’s walk.

Translations

Varanus giganteus

• Hungarian: óriás varánusz
• Pitjantjatjara: ngiṉṯaka

Anagrams

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