kabaragoya

noun

ka·​ba·​ra·​go·​ya

kəˌbärəˈgōyə

plural -s

: a large water monitor (Varanus salvator) of southeastern Asia, the Malay archipelago, and the Philippines that sometimes reaches a length of seven feet

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