Definitions for iguanaɪˈgwɑ nə

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

i•gua•naɪˈgwɑ nə(n.)(pl.)-nas.

  1. any lizard of the New World genus Iguana, esp. I. iguana, with a large stout body and a fringe from neck to tail.

    Category: Reptiles and Amphibians

Origin of iguana:

1545–55; < Sp < Carib iwana

Princeton's WordNet

  1. common iguana, iguana, Iguana iguana(noun)

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

Wiktionary

  1. iguana(Noun)

    Any of several members of the lizard family Iguanidae.

  2. iguana(Noun)

    Any member of the genus Iguana.

  3. iguana(Noun)

    A green iguana (Iguana iguana); a large tropical American lizard often kept as a pet.

  4. Origin: iguana, from iwana.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Iguana(noun)

    any species of the genus Iguana, a genus of large American lizards of the family Iguanidae. They are arboreal in their habits, usually green in color, and feed chiefly upon fruits


Translations for iguana

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

iguana(noun)

a tropical American lizard that lives in trees.

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