iguana C2 Topic:Animals US /ɪˈɡwɑːnə/ UK /ɪˈɡwɑːnə/ See IPA manual Freq #22512 Meanings 1 noun a large tropical American lizard, typically with a crest of spines along its back and a long tail A green iguana rested on a branch above the river. 2 noun any of several related lizards of the iguana family, including marine and land iguanas The marine iguana feeds on algae along the rocky shore. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a large tropical american... green iguanacommon iguana 2 noun · any of several related... iguanid Word family Forms Iguanas Derived forms iguanoid Related forms lizardreptilemarine iguana Etymology Borrowed through Spanish iguana from Taino iwana, the Indigenous Caribbean name for the lizard. Topics Animals External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # iguana **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɪˈɡwɑːnə/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪˈɡwɑːnə/ **Frequency rank:** 22512 ## Meanings 1. a large tropical American lizard, typically with a crest of spines along its back and a long tail 2. any of several related lizards of the iguana family, including marine and land iguanas ## Examples - A green iguana rested on a branch above the river. - The marine iguana feeds on algae along the rocky shore. ## Synonyms - green iguana - common iguana - iguanid ## Derived Forms - iguanoid ## Related Forms - lizard - reptile - marine iguana ## Etymology Borrowed through Spanish iguana from Taino iwana, the Indigenous Caribbean name for the lizard. ## Topics - Animals markdown