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iguana

EnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionary

iguana

noun

igua·na

i-ˈgwä-nə

Definition

any of various large chiefly herbivorous usually green or brownish tropical American lizards (family Iguanidae, the iguana family) that have a serrated dorsal crest and large dewlap
broadly any of various large lizards

Illustration

iguana

First Known Use

1555, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology

Spanish, from Arawak & Carib iwana

iguana

noun

igua·na

i-ˈgwä-nə

Definition

any of various large chiefly herbivorous usually green or brownish tropical American lizards (family Iguanidae, the iguana family) that have a serrated dorsal crest and large dewlap
broadly any of various large lizards

Illustration

iguana

First Known Use

1555, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology

Spanish, from Arawak & Carib iwana