iguana

/ɪɡjuˈɑːnə//əˈɡwɑnə/

noun

  1. 1

    A green iguana (Iguana iguana), a large tropical American lizard often kept as a pet

  2. 2

    In zoology, any member of the genus Iguana

  3. 3

    Colloquially, in America and the Pacific, any of several members of the lizard family Iguanidae.

  4. 4

    Colloquially, in Africa, any large member of the genus Varanus, especially the aquatic Nile monitor -- see leguan

  5. 5

    Colloquially, in Australia, any member of the genus Varanus -- see goanna

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