英语词汇“iguana”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

An iguana is a big lizard with distinctive spines running down its back. If you keep an iguana as a pet, you'll want to feed it a lot of fresh vegetables.

Iguanas look a little intimidating, since they grow as large as six feet long to the tip of the tail and have a head that resembles a dinosaur. While pet iguanas can sometimes be somewhat aggressive, they can be tamed with enough handling. The word iguana is Spanish, and it comes from a West Indies language, Arawak, and its word for this particular kind of lizard, iwana.

WORD FAMILY

iguana: iguanas

USAGE EXAMPLES

Although we were there to film predation, we were all rooting for the iguanas.

The Guardian(Dec 11, 2016)

Crews were able to save two of the family’s iguanas, but were unable to rescue the two cats.

Washington Times(Nov 29, 2016)

It might only be memorable for star Nicolas Cage’s peculiar relationship with iguanas.

The Guardian(Nov 23, 2016)

n large herbivorous tropical American arboreal lizards with a spiny crest along the back; used as human food in Central America and South America

Syn|Hyper

Iguana iguana, common iguana

iguanid, iguanid lizard

lizards of the New World and Madagascar and some Pacific islands; typically having a long tail and bright throat patch in males

单词	iguana
释义	iguana (once / 12932 pages) n An iguana is a big lizard with distinctive spines running down its back. If you keep an iguana as a pet, you'll want to feed it a lot of fresh vegetables. Iguanas look a little intimidating, since they grow as large as six feet long to the tip of the tail and have a head that resembles a dinosaur. While pet iguanas can sometimes be somewhat aggressive, they can be tamed with enough handling. The word iguana is Spanish, and it comes from a West Indies language, Arawak, and its word for this particular kind of lizard, iwana. WORD FAMILY iguana: iguanas USAGE EXAMPLES Although we were there to film predation, we were all rooting for the iguanas. The Guardian(Dec 11, 2016) Crews were able to save two of the family’s iguanas, but were unable to rescue the two cats. Washington Times(Nov 29, 2016) It might only be memorable for star Nicolas Cage’s peculiar relationship with iguanas. The Guardian(Nov 23, 2016) n large herbivorous tropical American arboreal lizards with a spiny crest along the back; used as human food in Central America and South America Syn\|Hyper Iguana iguana, common iguana iguanid, iguanid lizard lizards of the New World and Madagascar and some Pacific islands; typically having a long tail and bright throat patch in males
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