iguanid

iguanid
Any lizard of the family Iguanidae

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  • Iguanid — I*gua nid, a. (Zo[ o]l.) Same as {Iguanoid}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • iguanid — /i gwah nid/, n. 1. any 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… …   Universalium

  • iguanid — noun lizards of the New World and Madagascar and some Pacific islands; typically having a long tail and bright throat patch in males • Syn: ↑iguanid lizard • Hypernyms: ↑lizard • Hyponyms: ↑common iguana, ↑iguana, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • iguanid lizard — noun lizards of the New World and Madagascar and some Pacific islands; typically having a long tail and bright throat patch in males • Syn: ↑iguanid • Hypernyms: ↑lizard • Hyponyms: ↑common iguana, ↑iguana, ↑Iguana …   Useful english dictionary

  • iguanid — igua·nid …   English syllables

  • iguanid — i•gua•nid [[t]ɪˈgwɑ nɪd[/t]] n. 1) ram any lizard of the family Iguanidae, typically with a long tail and, in the male, a bright expandable throat patch 2) ram belonging or pertaining to the iguanids • Etymology: 1885–95; < NL… …   From formal English to slang

  • iguanid — /ɪˈgwanɪd/ (say i gwahnid), /ɪgjuˈanɪd/ (say igyooh ahnid) noun any lizard of the family Iguanidae, having widespread distribution among tropical islands of the Southern Hemisphere, most of which are arboreal to a certain extent, a few species… …  

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  • reptile — reptilelike, adj. reptiloid /rep tl oyd /, adj. /rep til, tuyl/, n. 1. any cold blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia, comprising the turtles, snakes, lizards, crocodilians, amphisbaenians, tuatara, and various extinct members including the… …   Universalium

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