Iguana

Meaning

Noun

●

green

(Iguana

), a large

American

often

as a pet.

●

In Zoology & Iguanoid lizards:

Any

member

of the

genus

Iguana.

●

Colloquially, in America and the Pacific, any of several members of the

lizard

family Iguanidae.

●

Colloquially, in Africa, any large

member

of the

genus

Varanus, especially the

aquatic

Nile

monitor

(see leguan).

●

In Australian English:

Any

member

of the

genus

Varanus (see goanna).

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Wiktionary

Origin

iguana

English

iguana

Spanish

iwana

Taino

Sourced from

Etym

Rhymes

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Iguana

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