Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Iguana"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Iguana \I*gua"na\, n. [Sp. iguana, from the native name in
Hayti. Cf. {Guana}.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any species of the genus {Iguana}, a genus of large American
lizards of the family {Iguanid[ae]}. They are arboreal in
their habits, usually green in color, and feed chiefly upon
fruits.
Note: The common iguana ({I. tuberculata}) of the West Indies
and South America is sometimes five feet long. Its
flesh is highly prized as food. The horned iguana ({I.
cornuta}) has a conical horn between the eyes.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
iguana
n : large herbivorous tropical American arboreal lizards with a
spiny crest along the back; used as human food in Central
and South America [syn: {common iguana}, {Iguana iguana}]
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