What is the origin of the word Komodo Dragon?

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What is the origin of the word Komodo Dragon?

Where did they get there name, and why are they called komdo dragons

2006-10-31 09:23:15 · 4 answers · asked by p_rob22 1 in Pets ➔ Reptiles

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Because they are native to the island of Komodo... And they are very large reptiles so most people who saw them would have thought of them as mythical dragons.

2006-10-31 09:26:17 · answer #1 · answered by snake_girl85 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋

It is a huge lizard found only on the island of Komodo.

2006-10-31 17:25:49 · answer #2 · answered by smartypants909 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

They live on the island of Komodo.

2006-10-31 17:30:21 · answer #3 · answered by crimefighter99 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

The island it lives on.

2006-10-31 19:01:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋