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Meaning of "perentie" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PERENTIE

From a native Australian language.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PERENTIE

perentie  [pəˈrɛntɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PERENTIE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Perentie is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PERENTIE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

perentie

Perentie

The perentie is the largest monitor lizard or goanna native to Australia, and fourth-largest living lizard on earth, after the Komodo dragon, the crocodile monitor, and the water monitor. Found west of the Great Dividing Range in the arid areas of Australia, they are not a common sight because of their shyness and the remoteness of much of their range from human habitation. Their status in indigenous Aboriginal culture is evident in the totemic relationships, and part of a dreaming, as well as bush tucker. They were a favoured food item among desert Aboriginal tribes, and the fat was used for medicinal and ceremonial purposes. Many are depicted in Aboriginal art and their accompanying stories such as the pieces ‘Goanna Calling for Rain’ and ‘How the Perentie and Goanna got their Colours’.

Definition of perentie in the English dictionary

The definition of perentie in the dictionary is a large dark-coloured monitor lizard, Varanus giganteus, of central and west Australia which grows to 7 ft.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PERENTIE


aplenty
əˈplɛntɪ
cognoscenti
ˌkɒnjəʊˈʃɛntɪ
conoscenti
ˌkɒnəʊˈʃɛntɪ
diapente
ˌdaɪəˈpɛntɪ
divertimenti
dɪˌvɜːtɪˈmɛntɪ
dolente
dɒˈlɛntɪ
genty
ˈdʒɛntɪ
kente
ˈkɛntɪ
lentamente
ˌlɛntəˈmɛntɪ
Mindszenty
ˈmɪndsɛntɪ
parapente
ˈpærəˌpɛntɪ
perenty
pəˈrɛntɪ
plenty
ˈplɛntɪ
portamenti
ˌpɔːtəˈmɛntɪ
tentie
ˈtɛntɪ
twenty
ˈtwɛntɪ
untenty
ʌnˈtɛntɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PERENTIE

pereion
pereiopod
Pereira
pereira bark
Perelman
peremptorily
peremptoriness
peremptory
Perendale
perennate
perennation
perennial
perenniality
perennially
perennibranch
perennity
perenties
perenty
Peres
perestroika

WORDS THAT END LIKE PERENTIE

auntie
beastie
bestie
black-tie
bootie
bow tie
chantie
Christie
coontie
cutie
hottie
lintie
mattie
Mountie
pockmantie
sortie
sweetie
tie
untie
vawntie

Synonyms and antonyms of perentie in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «perentie» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PERENTIE

Find out the translation of perentie to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of perentie from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «perentie» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

perentie
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

perentie
570 millions of speakers

English

perentie
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

perentie
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

perentie
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

perentie
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Perentie
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

perentie
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Perentie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Perentie
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Perentie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

perentie
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

perentie
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Perentie
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

perentie
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

perentie
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पेन्न्टी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

perentie
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Perentie
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Perentie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

perentie
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

perentie
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

perentie
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

perentie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

perentie
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

perentie
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of perentie

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PERENTIE»

The term «perentie» is normally little used and occupies the 148.707 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PERENTIE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «perentie» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «perentie» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about perentie

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PERENTIE»

Discover the use of perentie in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to perentie and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Lizards: Windows to the Evolution of Diversity
TRACKING DOWN DRAGONS By far the most impressive desert lizard in Australia is the enormous— and exceedingly unapproachable-perentie, Varanus giganteus, which attains a total length of more than 2 m. Highly prized as food and ...
Eric R. Pianka, Laurie J. Vitt, 2006
2
The Lizard Man Speaks
At first glance I thought it was a cat, but immediately recognized a medium-sized perentie only a few meters behind us. As soon as I moved, the lizard instantly took off running, and the three of us jumped up and took chase. It easily lost us, but I ...
Eric R. Pianka, 1994
3
Mulyurlinjikirli: Story about a Perentie
Primer.
Jean Brown Napanangka, 1984
4
Dragons in the Dust: The Paleobiology of the Giant Monitor ...
If that was true of Megalania — and it clearly is not true of large living Australian monitors like the perentie (Pianka 1994) — then these pieces all may derive from small individuals of Megalania. But on the other hand, if they do not derive from ...
Ralph E. Molnar, 2004
5
Land Rover Perentie
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Land Rover Perentie is a vehicle in use by the Australian Army, produced in Australia and based on the Land Rover Defender 110.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
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The Vision Thing: Myth, Politics and Psyche in the World
Attending negotiations inside Warlpiri country is not Perentie's paid job. He is supposed to identify and chase up Aboriginal men, mostly youths, who are on parole or community service sentences, or otherwise sought by the guardians of white ...
Thomas Singer, 2014
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The Crocodile Hunter: The Incredible Life and Adventures of ...
Steve with a perentie back at the Park. I felt very intimidated, but Steve knew just what to do. He approached the perentie without looking him in the eye. That seemed to be some sort of predator “rule” which enabled Steve to approach him.
Steve Irwin, Terri Irwin, 2002
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English and Mathematics: Year 4
Legend : Why the Numbat has a Red Back Perentie the goanna and Walpurti the numbat were camping together in the desert. They decided to paint pictures on each other's backs. Walpurti took a stick and painted rings on Perentie's skin.
Pascal Press, 1998
9
Up and Down Australia
A sleepy fowl ran against the perentie in blind effort to find its accustomed roosting place. There followed a horrific snapping sound, and the hen was minus its head. Strong man though he was, Sunset shuddered. A lubra wailed, and the  ...
Arthur Upfield, 2008
10
Discovering Australia's Fragile Wildlife:
Numbats locate underground termite galleries by smell, uncover them with their sharply-clawed front feet and rapidly lick up the termites. Aboriginal Legend: Why the Numbat has a red back Walpurti the Numbat and Perentie the Giant Goanna  ...
Mark Fox, Olga Fox, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PERENTIE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term perentie is used in the context of the following news items.
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Could this wallaby with her joey be the cutest animal selfie ever?
The inquisitive wallaby noticed the camera — located in Perentie Reserve, Belrose — taking photographs of her before she approached it. «The Daily Telegraph, Jul 15»
2
Svitzer's Australian hybrid quartet complete
... Gorgon LNG project is demonstrated with the selection of four newbuild hybrid 'green' tugs Svitzer Euro, Svitzer Perentie, Svitzer Boodie and ... «Maritime Journal, Jul 15»
3
The world's smallest monitor lizard was only recently found on the …
That's pretty impressive when you consider that the monitor group of lizards also includes the native Australian perentie (Varanus giganteus), ... «Australian Geographic, May 15»
4
Svitzer tugs to operate on Gorgon project
General Manager (Terminal Towage), Kelvin Yeo, said: "Named after the unique wildlife inhabiting Barrow Island, the Svitzer Euro, Perentie, ... «LNG Industry, Apr 15»
5
Giant goanna captures rabbit and swallows it whole
The largest is the perentie (V. giganteus), which can grow over 2.5 metres in length. A goanna will prey upon any animal it can catch and is ... «NEWS.com.au, Apr 15»
6
Perentie sculpture unveiled
ALICE Springs artist Dan Murphy has completed his large-than-life sculpture of a perentie. The big lizard was installed at the roundabout on ... «NT News, Mar 15»
7
Street Watch: Man stabbed when confronted by group of people in …
A 90-YEAR-OLD woman was killed when she was hit by a car as she crossed Perentie Rd about 8am on Wednesday. The woman was rushed ... «The Daily Telegraph, Mar 15»
8
90-year-old woman killed after being hit by car at Belrose this morning
AN ELDERLY woman who loved to take daily walks died early this morning after she was struck by a car on Perentie Rd, Belrose. In a poignant ... «The Daily Telegraph, Mar 15»
9
GENEVA MOTOR SHOW: Kahn Design's ultimate Defender
“The Perentie gave some guidance for this and showed it could be done successfully. We've showed how it could be done faster and better, ... «Motoring, Mar 15»
10
Aussie Land Rover Perentie...
Although it looks the same as the Defender 110 there are a number of detail differences added in the Perentie and later the Bushranger ... «Military Modelling, Mar 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Perentie [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/perentie>. Apr 2024 ».
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