leguaan


leguaan

(ˈlɛɡjʊən; ˈlɛɡʊˌɑːn) n (Animals) South African a large amphibious monitor lizard of the genus Varanus, esp V. niloticus (the water leguaan), which can grow up to 2 or 3 m. Also called: iguana [C19: Dutch, from French l'iguane the iguana]