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iguana
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i·gua·na  (-gwän)
n.
Any of various large tropical American lizards of the family Iguanidae, often having spiny projections along the back.

[Spanish, from Arawak iwana.]

iguana [ɪˈgwɑːnə]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) either of two large tropical American arboreal herbivorous lizards of the genus Iguana, esp I. iguana (common iguana), having a greyish-green body with a row of spines along the back: family Iguanidae
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) Also called iguanid [ɪˈgwɑːnɪd] any other lizard of the tropical American family Iguanidae
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) another name for leguaan
[from Spanish, from Arawak iwana]
iguanian  n & adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.iguana - large herbivorous tropical American arboreal lizards with a spiny crest along the backiguana - large herbivorous tropical American arboreal lizards with a spiny crest along the back; used as human food in Central America and South America
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
genus Iguana - type genus of the Iguanidae
Translations
iguana [ɪˈgwɑːnə] Niguana f

iguana [ɪˈgjwɑːnə] niguane m

iguana
nLeguan m

iguana [ɪˈgwɑːnə] niguana

iguana
n iguana [iˈgwaːnə]
a tropical American lizard that lives in trees. likkewaan, iguana الأيغوانا: حيوان زاحِف игуана leguán leguan der Leguan ιγκουάνα iguana iguaan ایگوانا leguaani iguane אִיגוּאָנָה गोधा iguana sárkánygyík sejenis kadal græneðla iguana イグワナ 이구아나(열대 아메리카산의 큰 도마뱀) iguana iguāna iguana leguaan leguan iguana iguana iguană игуана leguán legvan iguana leguan อีกัวน่า (สัตว์เลื้อยคลานตระกูล Iguanidae คล้ายจิ้งจก แต่ใหญ่กว่า) iguana 鬣蜥 ігуана امریکا میں پائی جانے والی گوہ con cự đà 鬣蜥


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