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Definition of Goannas
1. goanna [n] - See also: goanna
Lexicographical Neighbors of Goannas
Literary usage of Goannas
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Thirty Years in Tropical Australia by Gilbert White (1918)
"Strange that I do not come across any snakes, goannas, or anything eatable;
nothing but wild arrowroot, and not much of that, as I cannot climb for it. ..."
2. Nature's Strongholds: The World's Great Wildlife Reserves by Laura Riley, William Riley (2005)
"... which flower spectacularly in the September-October spring, plus goannas—great
Australian monitor lizards—wallabies, kangaroos, echidnas, penguins, ..."
3. Thirty-three Years in Tasmania and Victoria: Being the Actual Experience of by George Thomas Lloyd (1862)
"Worming ourselves through the high grass, like so many snakes and goannas, we
succeeded in reaching to within a few yards of the point from whence we ..."
4. The Snare of Strength by Randolph Bedford (1905)
"... doing twenty miles nor'west and forty miles off the track to all points of
the compass, pursuing mice, and bringing old and seasoned goannas to bay. ..."
5. Picturesque New South Wales: An Illustrated Guide for Settler and Tourist by Timothy Augustine Coghlan (1901)
"... known as the diamond and carpet snakes. The latter are very useful in the
destruction of vermin. Lizards may be said to swarm. The goannas, of which the ..."
6. Australia by Peter Hinze (2001)
"The largest are the goannas (iguanas). The giant goanna can reach 2.5 meters in
length. Dangerous animals: of Australia's 165 varieties of snakes. ..."
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