iguanid

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(i gwä′nid)


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i•gua•nid  (i gwä′nid),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Reptilesany of numerous lizards of the family Iguanidae, of the New World, Madagascar, and several islands of the South Pacific, comprising terrestrial, semiaquatic, and arboreal species typically with a long tail and, in the male, a bright throat patch, including the anoles, collared lizards, earless lizards, horned lizards, and iguanas.

adj. 
  1. Reptilesbelonging or pertaining to the iguanids.
  • Neo-Latin Iguanidae, equivalent. to Iguan(a) name of genus (see iguana) + -idae -id2

'iguanid' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
basilisk - chuckwalla - collared lizard - desert iguana - earless lizard - fringe-toed lizard - horned lizard - uta - spiny lizard

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