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i·gua·na

 (ĭ-gwä′nə)
n.
Any of various usually large herbivorous lizards of the subfamily Iguaninae, often having a dorsal crest and found chiefly in tropical America.
[Spanish, from Arawak iwana.]
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iguana

(ɪˈɡwɑːnə)
n
1. (Animals) either of two large tropical American arboreal herbivorous lizards of the genus Iguana, esp I. iguana (common iguana), having a greyish-green body with a row of spines along the back: family Iguanidae
2. (Animals) Also called: iguanid any other lizard of the tropical American family Iguanidae
3. (Animals) another name for leguaan
[C16: from Spanish, from Arawak iwana]
iˈguanian n, adj
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i•gua•na

(ɪˈgwɑ nə)

n., pl. -nas.
any lizard of the New World genus Iguana, esp. I. iguana, with a large stout body and a fringe from neck to tail.
[1545–55; < Sp < Carib iwana]
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i·gua·na

(ĭ-gwä′nə)
Any of various large tropical American lizards, often having spiny projections along the back.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.iguana - large herbivorous tropical American arboreal lizards with a spiny crest along the backiguana - large herbivorous tropical American arboreal lizards with a spiny crest along the back; used as human food in Central America and South America
common iguana, Iguana iguana
iguanid, iguanid lizard - lizards of the New World and Madagascar and some Pacific islands; typically having a long tail and bright throat patch in males
genus Iguana - type genus of the Iguanidae
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Translations
الأيغوانا: حيوان زاحِف
leguán
leguan
sárkánygyík
græneîla
iguana
iguāna
leguán
iguana

iguana

[ɪˈgwɑːnə] N → iguana f
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iguana

[ɪˈgjwɑːnə] n → iguane m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

iguana

n → Leguan m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

iguana

[ɪˈgwɑːnə] n → iguana
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

iguana

(iˈgwaːnə) noun
a tropical American lizard that lives in trees.
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Notwithstanding this, when he heard that it was one of the largest sized iguanas ever seen, the professor started through the jungle after it.
For it was a giant iguana, one of the most repulsive-looking of the lizards.
Damon was not a coward, but the giant iguana was not pleasant to look at.
Off they started through the jungle, trailing after the impetuous professor who was intent on capturing the iguana. The giant lizard's progress could be traced by the disturbance of the leaves and underbrush, and the professor was following as closely as possible.
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Bell, who well foresaw, from its short, broad head, and strong claws of equal length, that its habits of life would turn out very peculiar, and different from those of its nearest ally, the Iguana. It is extremely common on all the islands throughout the group, and lives exclusively on the rocky sea-beaches, being never found, at least I never saw one, even ten yards in-shore.
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Summary: Krishna (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 08 (ANI): Around 50 iguanas were recovered by Forest department officials on Monday from a person in Machilipatnam fish market.
Krishna: Forest dept recovers 50 iguanas
-- Non-native iguanas are multiplying so rapidly in South Florida that a state wildlife agency is now encouraging people to kill them.
Agency encourages killing of iguanas
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The first known recording of iguanas on Gau Island dates back to an 1854 expedition when the survey ship HMS Herald carried Scottish naturalist John MacGilllvray to the Fiji islands, where he chronicled his encounters with native wildlife.
Scientists Discover New Species of Fijian Iguana
That's exactly what is on offer at Las Iguanas, as the famous Mexican restaurant, with branches on Grey Street in thecity centreand on the Quayside, is giving beer away allBank Holiday weekend.
Newcastle restaurant Las Iguanas is giving away FREE beer this weekend only; Popular Mexican restaurant Las Iguanas, with branches in the city centre and Quayside, is giving away free beer
Upon examination, the luggage yielded some 56 iguanas, five of them already dead.
56 iguanas intercepted at NAIA
Bureau of Customs inspectors seized more than 50 iguanas smuggled by a Filipino traveler from Bangkok, Thailand, at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) Terminal 2 on Friday morning.
More than 50 iguanas seized from Filipino at Naia 2

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