圆鼻巨蜥

圓鼻巨蜥

yuánbíjùxī

noun

Measure Word

一只圆鼻巨蜥 zhī

Meanings

1 water monitor
2 Asian water monitor (Varanus salvator)

Characters

Examples

圆鼻巨蜥可以长到两米以上。

Yuánbíjùxī kěyǐ zhǎng dào liǎng mǐ yǐshàng.

The water monitor can grow over two meters long.

圆鼻巨蜥是国家一级保护动物。

Yuánbíjùxī shì guójiā yījí bǎohù dòngwù.

The water monitor is a Class I protected animal in China.

Tips

memory

圆鼻 (round nose) distinguishes it from other 巨蜥 species by its blunt, rounded snout. It is the world's second-largest lizard by weight, after the Komodo dragon.

Stroke Order

圆 yuán

鼻 bí

巨 jù

蜥 xī