komodo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Komodo.
name
  1. An island of Indonesia, part of the Lesser Sunda Islands
noun
  1. a Komodo dragon

Pronunciation

/kəʊˈməʊdəʊ/ /kə-/

Word forms

komodo komodos

Etymology

Borrowed from Indonesian pulau Komodo (literally “Komodo Island”). The name is from the island's indigenous (Austronesian) name in Komodo, Tana Modo (“the land of Modo”), used by the native Ata Modo people.

Derived words

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