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Meaning of iguana

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

iguana

Pronunciation:/ɪɡjuˈɑːnə//əˈɡwɑnə/

noun

Definitions

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

  2. In zoology, any member of the genus Iguana

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

  4. Colloquially, in Africa, any large member of the genus Varanus, especially the aquatic Nile monitor -- see leguan