Iguana
/ɪɡjuˈɑːnə/
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Definition of Iguana
noun
- A green iguana (Iguana iguana), a large tropical American lizard often kept as a pet
- In zoology, any member of the genus Iguana
- Colloquially, in America and the Pacific, any of several members of the lizard family Iguanidae.
- Colloquially, in Africa, any large member of the genus Varanus, especially the aquatic Nile monitor -- see leguan
- Colloquially, in Australia, any member of the genus Varanus -- see goanna