n. Any of several members of the lizard family Iguanidae.
n. Any member of the genus Iguana.
n. A green iguana (Iguana iguana); a large tropical American lizard often kept as a pet.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. 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.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A large lizard of the warmer parts of America, of the genus Iguana; also, some similar lizard of a related genus.
n. [capitalized] The typical and leading genus of the family Iguanidæ.
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n. large herbivorous tropical American arboreal lizards with a spiny crest along the back; used as human food in Central America and South America
Word Usage
"Lizards are plentiful in the forests, the largest class being known as iguana, which is eaten by some of the country people, as it was in former days by the Indians."