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草原巨蜥

cǎo yuán jù xīdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Savannah monitor (Varanus exanthematicus)
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-0a122c6bc6141c31. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

草原巨蜥 草原巨蜥 [cao3 yuan2 ju4 xi1] /Savannah monitor (Varanus exanthematicus)/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 草
    cǎo

    grass / straw / manuscript / draft (of a document) / careless / rough / CL:棵[kē],撮[zuǒ],株[zhū],根[gēn]

    cào

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  • 原
    yuán

    former / original / primary / raw / level / cause / source

    Yuán

    surname Yuan / (Japanese surname) Hara

  • 巨
    jù

    very large / huge / tremendous / gigantic / (coll.) very / extremely

  • 蜥
    xī

    (bound form) lizard

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.