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iguana
(ɪgjuɑːnə, US ɪgwɑːnə)
Word forms: plural iguanas
countable noun
An iguana is a type of large lizard found in America.
iguana in British English
(ɪˈɡwɑːnə)
noun
1.
either of two large tropical American arboreal herbivorous lizards of the genus Iguana, esp I. iguana (common iguana), having a greyish-green body with a row of spines along the back: family Iguanidae
2. Also called: iguanid (ɪˈɡwɑːnɪd)
any other lizard of the tropical American family Iguanidae
3. another name for leguaan
Derived forms
iguanian (iˈguanian) noun, adjective
Word origin
C16: from Spanish, from Arawak iwanaiguana in American English
(ɪˈgwɑnə; iˈgwɑnə)
noun
any of a large family (Iguanidae) of mostly American tree, ground, or marine lizards; esp., any of a genus (Iguana) of harmless, large, tropical American lizards that feed on insects or vegetation and have a row of spines from neck to tail
Word origin
Sp < native SAm (Arawak) iuanaImage ofiguana
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