leguann.

Brit.

/ˈlɛɡjʊɑːn/,

/ˈlɛɡwɑːn/, U.S.

/ləˈɡwɑn/, South African English

/ˈleɡwɑːn/,

/ˈleɡjʊɑːn/

Forms: 1700s legouane, 1700s– leguan, 1800s leguana, 1800s– leguaan.

Origin: Apparently a borrowing from Dutch. Etymon: Dutch leguan.

Etymology: Apparently < Dutch †leguan (1657 in a Latin context as legvan , in the passage translated in quot. 1678, or earlier; now leguaan), apparently < French †l'iguana < le the + †iguana iguana n.; compare French †liguana , †leguane (both 1688), †legouane (1790 in the passage translated in quot. 1790 at sense 2, or earlier). Compare German Leguan (1726 or earlier). Compare later likkewaan n.Compare the following earlier example of the Dutch word in an English context:1678 J. P. tr. J. Johnstone Descr. Nature Four-footed Beasts i. ii. 103/1 The Portugees miscall it [sc. the Senembi, or Igvana] Cameliaon, and the Dutch worse, Legvan [L. & falsissimè a Belgis Legvan].

1. An iguana of Central or South America (family Iguanidae); = iguana n. 1. Now rare.Cf. goanna n. 1, guana n. 1.

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the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Lacertilia (lizards) > [noun] > family Iguanidae > member of (iguana)

iguana1555

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1704 tr. J. Nieuhof Voy. Brasil in A. Churchill & J. Churchill Coll. Voy. II. 16/2 (heading) Of the Senembi or the Leguan. [No corresponding passage in the Dutch original.]

1855 Harper's Mag. July 202/1 The lizards of this continent are a most delicate dish, and not since leguana of the Antilles was brought in large numbers to South Carolina.

1990 L. de Bernières War Don Emmanuel's Nether Parts viii. 55 There lay among the charred stumps of the trees the calcined remains of tapirs,..of leguan lizards, of peccaries, [etc.].

2. Chiefly South African. Either of two large African monitor lizards, esp. the Nile monitor, Varanus niloticus; = likkewaan n.Cf. goanna n. 2, guana n. 2, iguana n. 2.

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1790 E. Helme tr. F. Le Vaillant Trav. Afr. I. 391 The Hottentot who fired at the Hippopotamus came home late..and was obliged to meet the sarcasms of my Hottentot wits, who tried to persuade him he had fired at a Legouane [Fr. Légouane] (a kind of large lizard, common in the rivers of Africa).

1834 T. Pringle Afr. Sketches vi. 210 Frequented by numbers of the large amphibious lizard called the leguan or guana.

1877 J. A. Chalmers Life Tiyo Soga xviii. 347 The second [doctor] removes the cause of disease, which is either a lizard, a serpent, or a leguan.

1926 Eastern Province Herald (Port Elizabeth) 24 Feb. 10 Boss, the leguans ate up all the little pythons just like worms.

1985 H. Goosen in S. Afr. Panorama Aug. 22 The berg leguaan is best-suited to a mountainous, Karoo-like environment.

2005 P. Nyathi Zimbabwe's Cultural Heritage 113 Any animals that they came across were killed, including tortoises and leguans.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	leguan
释义	leguann. Brit. /ˈlɛɡjʊɑːn/, /ˈlɛɡwɑːn/, U.S. /ləˈɡwɑn/, South African English /ˈleɡwɑːn/, /ˈleɡjʊɑːn/ Forms: 1700s legouane, 1700s– leguan, 1800s leguana, 1800s– leguaan. Origin: Apparently a borrowing from Dutch. Etymon: Dutch leguan. Etymology: Apparently < Dutch †leguan (1657 in a Latin context as legvan , in the passage translated in quot. 1678, or earlier; now leguaan), apparently < French †l'iguana < le the + †iguana iguana n.; compare French †liguana , †leguane (both 1688), †legouane (1790 in the passage translated in quot. 1790 at sense 2, or earlier). Compare German Leguan (1726 or earlier). Compare later likkewaan n.Compare the following earlier example of the Dutch word in an English context:1678 J. P. tr. J. Johnstone Descr. Nature Four-footed Beasts i. ii. 103/1 The Portugees miscall it [sc. the Senembi, or Igvana] Cameliaon, and the Dutch worse, Legvan [L. & falsissimè a Belgis Legvan]. 1. An iguana of Central or South America (family Iguanidae); = iguana n. 1. Now rare.Cf. goanna n. 1, guana n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Lacertilia (lizards) > [noun] > family Iguanidae > member of (iguana) iguana1555 guana1589 leguan1704 goanna1769 iguanian1838 1704 tr. J. Nieuhof Voy. Brasil in A. Churchill & J. Churchill Coll. Voy. II. 16/2 (heading) Of the Senembi or the Leguan. [No corresponding passage in the Dutch original.] 1855 Harper's Mag. July 202/1 The lizards of this continent are a most delicate dish, and not since leguana of the Antilles was brought in large numbers to South Carolina. 1990 L. de Bernières War Don Emmanuel's Nether Parts viii. 55 There lay among the charred stumps of the trees the calcined remains of tapirs,..of leguan lizards, of peccaries, [etc.]. 2. Chiefly South African. Either of two large African monitor lizards, esp. the Nile monitor, Varanus niloticus; = likkewaan n.Cf. goanna n. 2, guana n. 2, iguana n. 2. ΚΠ 1790 E. Helme tr. F. Le Vaillant Trav. Afr. I. 391 The Hottentot who fired at the Hippopotamus came home late..and was obliged to meet the sarcasms of my Hottentot wits, who tried to persuade him he had fired at a Legouane [Fr. Légouane] (a kind of large lizard, common in the rivers of Africa). 1834 T. Pringle Afr. Sketches vi. 210 Frequented by numbers of the large amphibious lizard called the leguan or guana. 1877 J. A. Chalmers Life Tiyo Soga xviii. 347 The second [doctor] removes the cause of disease, which is either a lizard, a serpent, or a leguan. 1926 Eastern Province Herald (Port Elizabeth) 24 Feb. 10 Boss, the leguans ate up all the little pythons just like worms. 1985 H. Goosen in S. Afr. Panorama Aug. 22 The berg leguaan is best-suited to a mountainous, Karoo-like environment. 2005 P. Nyathi Zimbabwe's Cultural Heritage 113 Any animals that they came across were killed, including tortoises and leguans. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1704
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