Thesaurus: iguana
Any species of the genus Iguana, a genus of large American lizards of the family Iguanidae. They are arboreal in their habits, usually green in color, and feed chiefly upon fruits.
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- n. Any species of the genus Iguana, a genus of large American lizards of the family Iguanidae. They are arboreal in their habits, usually green in color, and feed chiefly upon fruits.
- n. large herbivorous tropical American arboreal lizards with a spiny crest along the back; used as human food in Central America and South America
- 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. Note: The common iguana (I. tuberculata) of the West Indies and South America is sometimes five feet long. Its flesh is highly prized as food. The horned iguana (I. cornuta) has a conical horn between the eyes.
- Any species of the genus Iguana, a genus of large Americanlizards of the family Iguanidæ. They are arboreal in their habits,usually green in color, and feed chiefly upon fruits.
- n:100 n large herbivorous tropical American arboreal lizards with a spiny crest along the back; used as human food in Central America and South America