| monitor lizard | | |
| n. (animal) | 1. monitor, monitor lizard, varan | any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa and Asia and Australia; fabled to warn of crocodiles. |
| ~ lizard | relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail. |
| ~ genus varanus, varanus | type and sole extant genus of the Varanidae. |
| ~ african monitor, varanus niloticus | destroys crocodile eggs. |
| ~ dragon lizard, giant lizard, komodo dragon, komodo lizard, varanus komodoensis | the largest lizard in the world (10 feet); found on Indonesian islands. |
| halo | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. aura, aureole, gloriole, glory, halo, nimbus | an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint. |
| ~ lightness, light | the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures.; "he could paint the lightest light and the darkest dark" |
| n. (shape) | 2. anchor ring, annulus, doughnut, halo, ring | a toroidal shape.; "a ring of ships in the harbor"; "a halo of smoke" |
| ~ fairy circle, fairy ring | a ring of fungi marking the periphery of the perennial underground growth of the mycelium. |
| ~ toroid | the doughnut-shaped object enclosed by a torus. |
| n. (phenomenon) | 3. halo | a circle of light around the sun or moon. |
| ~ atmospheric phenomenon | a physical phenomenon associated with the atmosphere. |
| ~ parhelic circle, parhelic ring, solar halo | a luminous halo parallel to the horizon at the altitude of the sun; caused by ice crystals in the atmosphere. |
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