Vocabulary

Desert monitor (Varanus griseus, species of carnivorous monitor lizard found in North Africa and western Asia)

water monitor (Varanus salvator); common water monitor

perentie (Varanus giganteus, largest species of carnivorous monitor lizard native to Australia)

Gould's monitor (Varanus gouldii, species of carnivorous monitor lizard native to Australia); sand goanna; sand monitor; Gould's goanna

Argus monitor (Varanus panoptes, species of carnivorous monitor lizard found in northern Australia and southern New Guinea); yellow-spotted monitor

Heath monitor (Varanus rosenbergi, species of carnivorous monitor lizard found in Australia); Rosenberg's monitor

Cuba libre (cocktail)

Spencer's monitor (Varanus spenceri, species of carnivorous monitor lizard native to northern Australia); Spencer's goanna

lace monitor (Varanus varius, species of carnivorous monitor lizard found in eastern Australia); lace goanna

vehicle speed; speed of car

pillow money; tip left by the pillow for the room maid

pirogue (dugout canoe)

pillow money; pillow tip; tip left by the pillow for the room maid

Republic of Zimbabwe

Republic of Zambia

Republic of Kenya

Republic of Mozambique

calm and peaceful period of time

seed of Buddhahood

Acanthuridae (family of marine tropical surgeonfishes, tangs, and unicornfishes)

Paracanthurus (genus whose sole member is the palette surgeonfish)

trypanosome

supper; dinner

comparative anatomy

lenticel

viscometer

viscosity (coefficient); dynamic viscosity (coefficient)

electroencephalograph; EEG

doorstop interview; doorstep interview; on-the-move interview; informal interview in which reporters surround a public figure and prod him for an off-the-cuff response

on-the-spot interview by surrounding reporters

pipe (e.g. sewer, storm water); culvert

inverted siphon; siphon culvert

sewage pipe

Prionurus (genus of surgeonfish and sawtail tangs)

Zebrasoma (genus of marine tangs)

Zebrasoma (genus of marine tangs)

tax-free small-sum savings system (often used by the elderly and the disabled); non-tax plan for small savings

tax-exempt savings system which includes stocks and cash

coleoptile; acrospire

barb fitting; barbed tubing connection