Definitions for iguanidɪˈgwɑ nɪd
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
i•gua•nidɪˈgwɑ nɪd(n.)
any lizard of the family Iguanidae, typically with a long tail and, in the male, a bright expandable throat patch.
Category: Reptiles and Amphibians
(adj.)belonging or pertaining to the iguanids.
Category: Reptiles and Amphibians
Origin of iguanid:
1885–95; < NL Iguanidae=Iguan(a) a genus (see iguana ) +-idae -id2
Princeton's WordNet
iguanid, iguanid lizard(noun)
lizards of the New World and Madagascar and some Pacific islands; typically having a long tail and bright throat patch in males
Wiktionary
iguanid(Noun)
Any lizard of the family Iguanidae
Webster Dictionary
Iguanid(adj)
same as Iguanoid
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