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2 definitions found 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 1.6 [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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