iguana

• POS: Adjective, Noun
• HYPHEN: i=gua=na

CIDE DICTIONARY

iguana, n. [Sp. iguana, from the native name in Haiti. Cf. Guana.].

 Any species of the genus Iguana, a genus of large American lizards of the family Iguanidæ. They are arboreal in their habits, usually green in color, and feed chiefly upon fruits.  [1913 Webster]
" The common iguana (Iguana tuberculata) of the West Indies and South America is sometimes five feet long. Its flesh is highly prized as food. The horned iguana (Iguana cornuta) has a conical horn between the eyes."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

iguana, n. any of various large lizards of the family Iguanidae native to America, the W. Indies, and the Pacific islands, having a dorsal crest and throat appendages.

Etymology

Sp. f. Carib iwana