goanna
Large Australian reptile
A goanna is a large Australian monitor lizard, some species reaching over two meters in length.
Goannas are carnivorous, eating insects, small mammals, birds, and carrion.
The word is an Australian alteration of "iguana," though goannas and iguanas belong to different lizard families.
We spotted a goanna sunning itself on a rock.
Large predatory Varanidae reptile
- scalesPlates or weighing devices
- cold-bloodedUnfeeling or externally heated
- ectothermicTemperature set by surroundings
- herpetologyStudy of reptiles, amphibians
forked tongue · claws · tail · burrow · basking · sunning · oviparous · carnivorous
Remote interior wilderness
- bushlandUncultivated native vegetation area
- aboriginalIndigenous to a place
- down underAustralia, informally
- dreamtimeSleep phase with visions
indigenous · billabong · eucalyptus · gum trees · arid · desert · scrubland · Australia
Sleep phase with visions
- totemSpiritual clan symbol
- aboriginal artCreations by native peoples
- cunningSly, scheming cleverness
- tricksterCunning deceiver in myth
rock art · storytelling · ancestral · spirit animal · mythology · cultural significance · cave painting
monitor lizard
Large predatory Varanidae reptile
- scalesPlates or weighing devices
- cold-bloodedUnfeeling or externally heated
- ectothermicTemperature set by surroundings
herpetology · forked tongue · claws · tail · burrow · basking · sunning · oviparous · carnivorous · molting
outback
Remote interior wilderness
- bushlandUncultivated native vegetation area
- aboriginalIndigenous to a place
- down underAustralia, informally
dreamtime · indigenous · billabong · eucalyptus · gum trees · arid · desert · scrubland · Australia · native
dreamtime
Sleep phase with visions
- totemSpiritual clan symbol
- aboriginal artCreations by native peoples
- cunningSly, scheming cleverness
trickster · rock art · storytelling · ancestral · spirit animal · mythology · cultural significance · cave painting
hunting
Pursuing wild game
ambush · stalking · foraging · opportunistic · eggs · insects · small mammals · birds · carcass · venomous bite
- Australianakangaroo, Vegemite, boomerang, koala, didgeridoo
- Australian wildlifekangaroo, koala, platypus, echidna, wombat
- Australian busheucalyptus, bush, eucalypt, gum trees, bushland
- Australian Reptilesbearded dragon, death adder, frilled lizard, freshwater crocodile, saltwater crocodile
- bush tuckerwild fig, wild yam, yams, water lily, honey ant
- monitor lizardsmonitor lizard, monitor lizards, monitors, Komodo
goannacrocodile
Large semiaquatic tropical reptile
saltwater crocodile · snake · python · turtle · sea turtle