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: any of various large chiefly herbivorous usually green or brownish tropical American lizards (family Iguanidae, the iguana family) that have a serrated dorsal crest and large dewlap
broadly
: any of various large lizards
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The team found that the closest living relative of Fijian iguanas is the Dipsosaurus — a type of desert iguana native to the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, according to the new study.
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Julianna Bragg, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025
The peninsula has 15 miles of beaches and tons of wildlife including iguanas and monkeys—find T+L's guide to the destination here.
—Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 18 Mar. 2025
There’s something magical about hiking through lush rainforest, filled with sloths, squirrel monkeys, and iguana, and emerging onto golden shores fronting the Pacific.
—Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 14 Mar. 2025
Maybe this is my inner Floridian talking, but who the hell is afraid of a pit of iguanas?
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2025
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Julianna Bragg, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025
The peninsula has 15 miles of beaches and tons of wildlife including iguanas and monkeys—find T+L's guide to the destination here.
—Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 18 Mar. 2025
There’s something magical about hiking through lush rainforest, filled with sloths, squirrel monkeys, and iguana, and emerging onto golden shores fronting the Pacific.
—Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 14 Mar. 2025
Maybe this is my inner Floridian talking, but who the hell is afraid of a pit of iguanas?
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Iguana.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/iguana. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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iguana
noun
igua·na
i-ˈgwän-ə 
: any of various large plant-eating tropical American lizards that have a ridge of tall scales along the middle of the back and loose skin hanging below the neck
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