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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.
A species of lizard, of the genus Lacerta.

Definition 2024


iguana

iguana

English

Marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus)

Noun

iguana (plural iguanas)

  1. Any of several members of the lizard family Iguanidae.
  2. Any member of the genus Iguana.
  3. A green iguana (Iguana iguana); a large tropical American lizard often kept as a pet.

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Galician

Noun

iguana f (plural iguanas)

  1. iguana

Italian

Noun

iguana f (plural iguane)

  1. iguana

Anagrams


Polish

Etymology

From Spanish iguana, from Taino iwana.

Pronunciation

Noun

iguana f

  1. iguana

Declension


Portuguese

Noun

iguana f (plural iguanas)

  1. iguana

Spanish

Etymology

From Taino iwana.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /i.ˈɡwa.na/

Noun

iguana f (plural iguanas)

  1. iguana

Descendants


Turkish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [iɡʋˈɑnɑ]
  • Hyphenation: i‧gu‧a‧na

Noun

iguana (definite accusative iguanayı, plural iguanalar)

  1. iguana

Declension