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Webster 1913 Edition
Iguana
I-gua′na
,Noun.
[Sp.
iguana
, from the native name in Haiti. Cf. Guana
.] (Zool.)
Any species of the genus
Iguana
, a genus of large American lizards of the family Iguanidæ
. They are arboreal in their habits, usually green in color, and feed chiefly upon fruits. ☞ The common iguana (
Iguana tuberculata
) of the West Indies and South America is sometimes five feet long. Its flesh is highly prized as food. The horned iguana (Iguana cornuta
) has a conical horn between the eyes. Webster 1828 Edition
Iguana
IGU`ANA
,Noun.