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iguanid
iguanid (ɪˈɡwɑːnɪd) n (Animals) zoology any lizard of the tropical American family Iguanidae, such as the green iguanai•gua•nid (ɪˈgwɑ nɪd)
n. 1. any lizard of the family Iguanidae, typically with a long tail and, in the male, a bright expandable throat patch. adj. 2. belonging or pertaining to the iguanids. [1885–95; < New Latin Iguanidae=Iguan(a) a genus (see iguana) + -idae -id2] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | iguanid - lizards of the New World and Madagascar and some Pacific islands; typically having a long tail and bright throat patch in malesiguanid lizardlizard - relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tailfamily Iguania, family Iguanidae, Iguania, Iguanidae - New World lizardscommon iguana, iguana, Iguana iguana - large herbivorous tropical American arboreal lizards with a spiny crest along the back; used as human food in Central America and South AmericaAmblyrhynchus cristatus, marine iguana - shore-dwelling seaweed-eating lizard of the Galapagos Islandsdesert iguana, Dipsosaurus dorsalis - small long-tailed lizard of arid areas of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexicochuckwalla, Sauromalus obesus - a herbivorous lizard that lives among rocks in the arid parts of southwestern United States and MexicoCallisaurus draconoides, gridiron-tailed lizard, zebra-tailed lizard - swift lizard with long black-banded tail and long legs; of deserts of United States and Mexicofringe-toed lizard, Uma notata - with long pointed scales around toes; of deserts of United States and Mexicoearless lizard - any of several slender lizards without external ear openings: of plains of western United States and Mexicocollared lizard - any of several robust long-tailed lizards with collars of two dark bands; of central and western United States and northern Mexicoleopard lizard - any of several large lizards with many dark spots; of western United States and northern Mexicospiny lizard - any of numerous lizards with overlapping ridged pointed scales; of North America and Central Americaside-blotched lizard, Uta stansburiana, sand lizard - one of the most abundant lizards in the arid western United Statestree lizard, Urosaurus ornatus - a climbing lizard of western United States and northern Mexicohorned lizard, horned toad, horny frog - insectivorous lizard with hornlike spines on the head and spiny scales on the body; of western North Americabasilisk - small crested arboreal lizard able to run on its hind legs; of tropical AmericaAmerican chameleon, anole, Anolis carolinensis - small arboreal tropical American insectivorous lizards with the ability to change skin color |
iguanid
iguanid[i′gwän·əd] (vertebrate zoology) The common name for members of the reptilian family Iguanidae. MedicalSeeIguanaiguanid
Related to iguanid: family IguanidaeSynonyms for iguanidnoun lizards of the New World and Madagascar and some Pacific islandsSynonymsRelated Words- lizard
- family Iguania
- family Iguanidae
- Iguania
- Iguanidae
- common iguana
- iguana
- Iguana iguana
- Amblyrhynchus cristatus
- marine iguana
- desert iguana
- Dipsosaurus dorsalis
- chuckwalla
- Sauromalus obesus
- Callisaurus draconoides
- gridiron-tailed lizard
- zebra-tailed lizard
- fringe-toed lizard
- Uma notata
- earless lizard
- collared lizard
- leopard lizard
- spiny lizard
- side-blotched lizard
- Uta stansburiana
- sand lizard
- tree lizard
- Urosaurus ornatus
- horned lizard
- horned toad
- horny frog
- basilisk
- American chameleon
- anole
- Anolis carolinensis
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