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ミドリホソオオトカゲ (みどりほそおおとかげ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ミドリホソオオトカゲ

Meanings

1

noun

emerald tree monitor; green tree monitor

usually written using kana alone

Refers specifically to the lizard species Varanus prasinus. Used in zoological contexts.

ミドリホソオオトカゲは鮮あざやかな緑みどり色いろをしている。
The emerald tree monitor has a vivid green color.

Written forms

ミドリホソオオトカゲ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is standard for this species name.
緑みどり細ほそ大おお蜥蜴とかげ
Kanji spelling is rare and not commonly used; the word is usually written in kana.

Kanji

緑green
細

dainty, get thin, taper

大large, big

蜥a lizard

蜴lizard

Etymology

Compound of 緑 (みどり, 'green'), 細 (ほそ, 'slender'), 大 (おお, 'large'), and 蜥蜴 (とかげ, 'lizard'). The name describes the lizard's appearance.