IGUANAS

Noun

iguanas

plural of iguana

Anagrams

• Guianas, Sinagua

Source: Wiktionary


IGUANA

I*gua"na, n. Etym: [Sp. iguana, from the native name in Hayti. Cf. Guana.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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