Definition of Iguna
I*gua"na (?), n. [Sp. iguana,
from the native name in Hayti. Cf. Guana.]
(Zoöl.) 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.
&fist; The common iguana (Iguana iguana, formerly Iguana
tuberculata, and also called by other
synonyms@) of the West Indies and South America is sometimes five
feet long. Its flesh is highly prized as food. The horned
iguana (Iguana cornuta) has a conical horn between the
eyes.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A large tropical American lizard that eats insects.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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