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: any of various large chiefly herbivorous usually green or brownish tropical American lizards (family Iguanidae, the iguana family) that have a serrated dorsal crest and large dewlap
broadly
: any of various large lizards
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The University of Florida advises gardeners to take proactive steps to protect their flora, especially from hungry iguanas.
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Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
The University of Florida advises gardeners to take proactive steps to protect their flora, especially from hungry iguanas.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
The iguanas would have been surfing on their food source.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2025
The zoo has long worked with Fijian iguanas, with its conservation breeding program established in the 1990s.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Iguana.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/iguana. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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iguana
noun
igua·na
i-ˈgwän-ə 
: any of various large plant-eating tropical American lizards that have a ridge of tall scales along the middle of the back and loose skin hanging below the neck
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