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イエメンオオトカゲ

also: イエメンおおとかげ

Meanings

1

noun

Yemen monitor; Varanus yemenensis

usually written using kana alone

A species of monitor lizard native to Yemen. The Japanese name is a direct combination of イエメン (Yemen) and オオトカゲ (monitor lizard).

イエメンオオトカゲはアラビア半はん島とうの一いち部ぶに生せい息そくしている。
The Yemen monitor inhabits parts of the Arabian Peninsula.

Written forms

イエメンおおとかげ
Hiragana variant of the katakana spelling, less common but still readable.
イエメン大蜥蜴おおとかげ
Kanji spelling using 大蜥蜴 for 'monitor lizard'; very rare and mainly found in specialized contexts.

Kanji

大large, big
蜥a lizard
蜴lizard

Etymology

From イエメン (Yemen) + オオトカゲ (monitor lizard).