- genus Iguana
- nountype genus of the Iguanidae• Hypernyms: ↑reptile genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Iguanidae, ↑family Iguanidae, ↑Iguania, ↑family Iguania• Member Meronyms: ↑common iguana, ↑iguana, ↑Iguana iguana
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genus Iguana
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Iguana — I*gua na, n. [Sp. iguana, from the native name in Haiti. Cf. {Guana}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any species of the genus {Iguana}, a genus of large American lizards of the family {Iguanid[ae]}. They are arboreal in their habits, usually green in color, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Iguana cornuta — Iguana I*gua na, n. [Sp. iguana, from the native name in Haiti. Cf. {Guana}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any species of the genus {Iguana}, a genus of large American lizards of the family {Iguanid[ae]}. They are arboreal in their habits, usually green in color,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Iguana tuberculata — Iguana I*gua na, n. [Sp. iguana, from the native name in Haiti. Cf. {Guana}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any species of the genus {Iguana}, a genus of large American lizards of the family {Iguanid[ae]}. They are arboreal in their habits, usually green in color,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
iguana — [i gwä′nə, ēgwä′nə] n. [Sp < native SAm (Arawak) iuana] any of a large family (Iguanidae) of mostly American tree, ground, or marine lizards; esp., any of a genus (Iguana) of harmless, large, tropical American lizards that feed on insects or… … English World dictionary
Iguana — Taxobox name = Iguana image width = 250px image caption = Green Iguana Iguana iguana regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Sauropsida ordo = Squamata subordo = Iguania familia = Iguanidae genus = Iguana genus authority = Laurenti, 1768… … Wikipedia
Iguana iguana — Iguane vert Iguana ig … Wikipédia en Français
Iguana iguana — noun large herbivorous tropical American arboreal lizards with a spiny crest along the back; used as human food in Central America and South America • Syn: ↑common iguana, ↑iguana • Hypernyms: ↑iguanid, ↑iguanid lizard • Member Holonyms: ↑genus … Useful english dictionary
iguana — i•gua•na [[t]ɪˈgwɑ nə[/t]] n. pl. nas ram any lizard of the New World genus Iguana, esp. I. iguana, with a large stout body and a fringe from neck to tail • Etymology: 1545–55; < Sp < Carib iwana … From formal English to slang
iguana — noun /ɪˈɡwɑːnə,ɪˈɡwɑnə/ a) Any of several members of the lizard family Iguanidae. b) Any member of the genus Iguana … Wiktionary
iguana — /i gwah neuh/, n. 1. a large, arboreal lizard, Iguana iguana, native to Central and South America, having stout legs and a crest of spines from neck to tail. 2. any of various related lizards of the genera Iguana, Ctenosaura, Conolophus, and… … Universalium
