Phrase guide

Komodo dragon

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /kəˈmoʊdoʊ ˈdɹæɡən/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of the endangered species Varanus komodoensis of monitor lizards native to certain Indonesian islands east of Java, the world's largest lizard, growing to 10 feet or 3 meters, known for its ability to kill prey with its septic saliva.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the largest lizard in the world (10 feet); found on Indonesian islands

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Komodo lizard, dragon lizard, giant lizard, Varanus komodoensis

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: monitor, monitor lizard, varan

History

Etymology

From Komodo (island) + dragon.

Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: dragó de Komodo — large monitor lizard
  • Chinese Mandarin: 科莫多巨蜥 (Kēmòduō jùxī) — large monitor lizard
  • Chinese Mandarin: 科摩多巨蜥 (Kēmóduō jùxī) — large monitor lizard
  • Chinese Mandarin: 科莫多龍 /科莫多龙 (Kēmòduō lóng) — large monitor lizard
  • Czech: varan komodský — large monitor lizard
  • Danish: komodovaran — large monitor lizard
  • Dutch: komodovaraan — large monitor lizard
  • Estonian: Komodo varaan — large monitor lizard
  • Finnish: komodonvaraani — large monitor lizard
  • French: dragon de Komodo — large monitor lizard
  • French: varan de Komodo — large monitor lizard
  • German: Komodowaran — large monitor lizard
  • Hungarian: komodói varánusz — large monitor lizard
  • Indonesian: komodo — large monitor lizard
  • Indonesian: biawak komodo — large monitor lizard
  • Irish: dragan Chomódó — large monitor lizard
  • Italian: drago di Komodo — large monitor lizard
  • Khmer: បង្កួយយក្ស (bɑŋkuəy yeak) — large monitor lizard
  • Macedonian: ко́модски ва́ран (kómodski váran) — large monitor lizard
  • Malay: bengkatak — large monitor lizard
  • Malay: komodo — large monitor lizard
  • Navajo: tiníléítsoh — large monitor lizard
  • Polish: waran z Komodo — large monitor lizard
  • Portuguese: dragão-de-comodo — large monitor lizard
  • Russian: комо́дский вара́н (komódskij varán) — large monitor lizard
  • Serbo-Croatian: Komodski varan — large monitor lizard
  • Spanish: dragón de Komodo — large monitor lizard
  • Swedish: komodovaran — large monitor lizard
  • Turkish: Komodo ejderi — large monitor lizard
  • Vietnamese: rồng Komodo — large monitor lizard