NOUN
- any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa and Asia and Australia; fabled to warn of crocodiles
How To Use varan In A Sentence
- At that time the Byzantine Emperor employed Vikings in the elite Varangian Guard. The Last Viking Warrior | Heretical Ideas Magazine
- “Nay, I acknowledge that the Varangian is a proper man,” said the athletic hero, softening his tone; “but the poor savage hath not, perhaps, in his lifetime, had a single drop of oil on his bosom! Count Robert of Paris
- Also present are several nationally rare species of reptiles and amphibians, including Indian monitor Varanus bengalensis, giant Asiatic toad Bufo asper and Asiatic giant frog Rana Blythii. Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary, Thailand
- As for Varanasi, the constant nearness of death seems to have affected the pace of life here.
- In his life, Harald travelled from Norway and Sweden, all the way to Russia, south to Constantinople, where he was both commander of the elite Varangian guards and thrown into prison. The Last Viking Warrior | Heretical Ideas Magazine
- Nothing Geoff Dyer has written before is as wonderfully unbridled, as dead-on in evocation of place, longing, and the possibility of neurotic enlightenment, as irrepressibly entertaining as Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi. BookBrowse Previews April Books
- Jutt on esitatud inkade preestri kirjana oma ülemusele, kus ta kaebab miski valge mehe peale, kes varandusi ei taha, aga samas tüütab varanduse valvureid oma jutuga miskitest lendavate taldrikutega saabuvatest jumalatest. Karl Wrchowetzky «Nimm die Schätze und verlasse uns!»
- On this occasion, the vague appellation of Thule is applied to England; and the new Varangians were a colony of English and Danes who fled from the yoke of the Norman conqueror. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
- Common reptiles in the ecoregion include the horned viper (Cerastes cerastes) and desert varan (Varanus griseus). North Saharan steppe and woodlands
- Press Trust of India Sonia comments hint at greater role for Rahul VARANASI: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Sunday said she had sent Rahul Gandhi to take stock of flood-affected areas in UP and Bihar in September 2008, in what amounted to the party chief dropping a clear hint that the young AICC general secretary may be handed over bigger responsibilities in the coming future. India News Digest: 'Rajus Gave Fake Papers to Auditors'