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perentie

pe·ren·tie [ pə réntee ] (plural pe·ren·ties) or pe·ren·ty [ pə réntee ] (plural pe·ren·ties)


noun 
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Australian lizard: a large burrowing lizard that has brown skin with yellow patches and can reach 2.5 m (8 ft) in length. Native to: semidry and desert regions of central and northern Australia.  Latin name Varanus giganteus.

[Early 20th century. < Aboriginal, probably Diyari pirindi]
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