Iguana

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Iguana \I*gua"na\, n. [Sp. iguana, from the native name in
     Haiti. Cf. {Guana}.] (Zool.)
     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.


     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: The common iguana ({Iguana tuberculata}) 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.
           [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  iguana
       n : large herbivorous tropical American arboreal lizards with a
           spiny crest along the back; used as human food in Central
           America and South America [syn: {common iguana}, {Iguana
           iguana}]