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iguana

[ ih-gwah-nuh ]

noun

  1. a large, arboreal lizard, Iguana iguana, native to Central and South America, having stout legs and a crest of spines from neck to tail.
  2. any of various related lizards of the genera Iguana, Ctenosaura, Conolophus, and Amblyrhynchus.


iguana

/ ɪˈɡɑːə /

noun

  1. 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. Also callediguanidɪˈɡwɑːnɪd any other lizard of the tropical American family Iguanidae
  3. another name for leguaan
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈܲԾ, nounadjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of iguana1

1545–55; < Spanish < Arawak iwana
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Word History and Origins

Origin of iguana1

C16: from Spanish, from Arawak iwana
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Example Sentences

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After a whirlwind journey around the world, during which they were nabbed, rescued and quarantined, eight critically endangered Fijian iguanas have finally arrived at their new home at the San Diego Zoo.

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They also collected X-ray videos from an iguana and an alligator and examined the shapes of leg bones in other birds, including a penguin, an ostrich, an owl, and a crane.

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The less popular pet species — your gerbils, iguanas, and cockatoos — should be grateful.

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The Hi-Port ceiling rack is intended for kayaks, but one customer used it to hold their iguana cage and made a whole home on the ceiling for their reptile.

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The last person to spot land iguanas on the Galapagos island of Santiago was Charles Darwin – in 1835.

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Iguaçú Fallsiguanid