Definition of "iguana" []

• Any of various large tropical American lizards of the family Iguanidae, often having spiny projections along the back. (noun)

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• "This male iguana is about 1.2 meters long, including tail."
• "Lizards are plentiful in the forests, the largest class being known as iguana, which is eaten by some of the country people, as it was in former days by the Indians."
• ""The gentleman claimed that the iguana was his service animal, so I am not sure the police looked into it further," Mr. Ayres says."