n. [ F. ] (Zool.) The monitor. See Monitor, 3. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One of the Northmen who founded a dynasty in Russia in the 9th century; also, one of the Northmen composing, at a later date, the imperial bodyguard at Constantinople. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖prop. n. [ NL., fr. Ar. uaran, uaral; cf. F. varan, from the Arabic. ] (Zool.) A genus of very large lizards native of Asia and Africa. It includes the monitors. See Monitor, 3. [ 1913 Webster ]