iguana

/ɪɡjuˈɑːnə/ · noun

Meaning

A green iguana (Iguana iguana), a large tropical American lizard often kept as a pet
In zoology, any member of the genus Iguana
Colloquially, in America and the Pacific, any of several members of the lizard family Iguanidae.
Colloquially, in Africa, any large member of the genus Varanus, especially the aquatic Nile monitor -- see leguan
Colloquially, in Australia, any member of the genus Varanus -- see goanna

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common iguana(English)iguana iguana(English)lizard(English)pygmy(English)iguanine(English)iguanid(English)iguanomorph(English)iguanian(English)iguanodon(English)paca(English)agama(English)herbivorous(English)

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