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iguana.

A green iguana (Iguana iguana), a large tropical American lizard often kept as a pet.

6 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɪ.ɡjuˈɑːnə/UK/ɪˈɡwɑːnə/UK/ɪˈɡwɑnə/US/əˈɡwɑnə/US
  1. A green iguana (Iguana iguana), a large tropical American lizard often kept as a pet.

  2. Any member of the genus Iguana.

  3. In America and the Pacific, any of several members of the lizard family Iguanidae.

    colloquial
  4. In Africa, any large member of the genus Varanus, especially the aquatic Nile monitor (see leguan).

    colloquial
  5. Any member of the genus Varanus (see goanna).

    Australia
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Spanish iguana, from Taíno *iwana.

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