Dictionary

iguana en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ɪˈɡwɑnə/ (US)
• /ɪˈɡwɑːnə/ (UK)
• /ɪ.ɡjuˈɑːnə/ (UK)
• ĭ-gwäʹ-nə (US)
• /əˈɡwɑnə/ (US)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish iguana, from Taíno *iwana.

Meanings

1. A green iguana (Iguana iguana), a large tropical American lizard often kept as a pet.
   • The problem with keeping the green iguana as a pet is that they are often misfed. For example, some will feed them meat or meat-based foods […] 2015, Rachel Smith, John Davidson, Lizards For Kids, page 18:
2. Any member of the genus Iguana.
3. (colloquial) In America and the Pacific, any of several members of the lizard family Iguanidae.
   • Marine iguanas line the shores of the islands, and are usually seen sprawled over lava rocks near the sea. 1991, Martha Holmes, Sea Trek, BBC Books, page 44:
4. (colloquial) In Africa, any large member of the genus Varanus, especially the aquatic Nile monitor (see leguan).
5. (Australia, qualifier:formerly) Any member of the genus Varanus (see goanna).
   • The last they had had, was an iguana one of the blacks had brought in; and though he felt disgusted at the idea of eating it, he made up into a kind of stew, and they both enjoyed it immensely. 1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 161:

Forms

Coordinates

slaughter

Deriveds

green iguana · iggy · eastern casquehead iguana · lesser antillean iguana · iguanoid · land iguana · desert iguana · blue iguana · iguaniform · pink iguana · rock iguana · black spiny-tailed iguana · Tarapaca Pacific iguana · guana · helmeted iguana · ringed spinytail iguana · iguanomorph · Fiji crested iguana · rhino iguana · Fiji banded iguana · Jamaican iguana · ground iguana · rhinoceros iguana · black iguana · iggie · marine iguana · Mona island iguana · American iguana

Translations (92)

fi iguaani (any member of the genus Iguana) · vo hileguanül (any member of the genus Iguana) · pl legwan zielony (a green iguana (Iguana iguana)) · mnw ဓကောတ် (any of several members of the lizard family Iguanidae) · tr iguana (any of several members of the lizard family Iguanidae) · ms iguana (any member of the genus Iguana) · fi leguaani (any of several members of the lizard family Iguanidae) · sh игуана (any of several members of the lizard family Iguanidae) · be ігуа́на (any of several members of the lizard family Iguanidae) · de grüner Leguan (a green iguana (Iguana iguana)) · ta பல்லி (any of several members of the lizard family Iguanidae) · vi cự đà (any of several members of the lizard family Iguanidae) · es iguana (a green iguana (Iguana iguana)) · nv naʼashǫ́ʼiitsoh (any member of the genus Iguana) · nv naʼashǫ́ʼiitsoh dootłʼizhígíí (a green iguana (Iguana iguana)) · amu kítzkó (a green iguana (Iguana iguana)) · pl iguana (any member of the genus Iguana) · es iguana (any of several members of the lizard family Iguanidae) · tr iguana (any member of the genus Iguana) · vi kỳ nhông (any of several members of the lizard family Iguanidae) · es iguana (any member of the genus Iguana) · ccc kamashe (any member of the genus Iguana) · pl iguana (any of several members of the lizard family Iguanidae) · ga ioguána (any of several members of the lizard family Iguanidae) · ast iguana (any member of the genus Iguana) · pt iguana (a green iguana (Iguana iguana)) · vo jileguanül (any member of the genus Iguana) · ru игуа́на (a green iguana (Iguana iguana)) · pl legwan (any of several members of the lizard family Iguanidae) · vo leguan (any member of the genus Iguana) · sv grön leguan (a green iguana (Iguana iguana)) · ca iguana (any of several members of the lizard family Iguanidae) · nl iguana (any of several members of the lizard family Iguanidae) · sv leguan (any of several members of the lizard family Iguanidae) · th อิกัวนา (any of several members of the lizard family Iguanidae) · de Leguan (any of several members of the lizard family Iguanidae) · ms iguana (any of several members of the lizard family Iguanidae) · cs leguán (any member of the genus Iguana) · it iguana (a green iguana (Iguana iguana)) · ln mbámbe (any of several members of the lizard family Iguanidae) · tl bayawak (any of several members of the lizard family Iguanidae) · ta உடும்பு (any of several members of the lizard family Iguanidae) · ar إِغْوَانَا (any of several members of the lizard family Iguanidae) · pt iguana (any member of the genus Iguana) · bg игуа́на (any of several members of the lizard family Iguanidae) · ro iguană (a green iguana (Iguana iguana)) · pag basakay (any of several members of the lizard family Iguanidae) · bg игуана (a green iguana (Iguana iguana)) · it iguana (any of several members of the lizard family Iguanidae) · ko 이구아나 (any of several members of the lizard family Iguanidae) · abx layagan (any of several members of the lizard family Iguanidae) · io iguano (any of several members of the lizard family Iguanidae) · gu ઘો (any of several members of the lizard family Iguanidae) · vo jileguan (any member of the genus Iguana) · cy igwana (any of several members of the lizard family Iguanidae) · nv naʼashǫ́ʼiitsoh (any of several members of the lizard family Iguanidae) · el ιγκουάνα (any of several members of the lizard family Iguanidae) · fi iguaani (a green iguana (Iguana iguana)) · ca iguana verda (a green iguana (Iguana iguana)) · de Leguan (any member of the genus Iguana) · ro iguană (any member of the genus Iguana) · to fokai (any of several members of the lizard family Iguanidae) · ru игуа́на (any of several members of the lizard family Iguanidae) · ast iguana (any of several members of the lizard family Iguanidae) · pl legwan (any member of the genus Iguana) · sh iguana (any of several members of the lizard family Iguanidae) · pt iguana (any of several members of the lizard family Iguanidae) · vo leguanül (any member of the genus Iguana) · ccc kamashe (any of several members of the lizard family Iguanidae) · vo liguan (any of several members of the lizard family Iguanidae) · pi godhā (any of several members of the lizard family Iguanidae) · ro iguană (any of several members of the lizard family Iguanidae) · mk игуана (any of several members of the lizard family Iguanidae) · ngu kojketspalin (any of several members of the lizard family Iguanidae) · bcl layagan (any of several members of the lizard family Iguanidae) · nl leguaan (a green iguana (Iguana iguana)) · tr iguana (a green iguana (Iguana iguana)) · fj vokai (any of several members of the lizard family Iguanidae) · fr iguane (any of several members of the lizard family Iguanidae) · nl leguaan (any member of the genus Iguana) · cmn 鬣蜥 (any of several members of the lizard family Iguanidae) · ja イグアナ (any of several members of the lizard family Iguanidae) · he איגואנה (any of several members of the lizard family Iguanidae) · uk ігуа́на (any of several members of the lizard family Iguanidae) · hu iguána (a green iguana (Iguana iguana)) · vo hileguan (any member of the genus Iguana) · nl leguaan (any of several members of the lizard family Iguanidae) · id iguana (any of several members of the lizard family Iguanidae) · ca iguana (any member of the genus Iguana) · pag tilay (any of several members of the lizard family Iguanidae) · eo igvano (any of several members of the lizard family Iguanidae) · it iguana (any member of the genus Iguana)