IGUANA

I‐gua″na (?), n. [[Sp. iguana, from the native name in Hayti. Cf. Guana.]] (Zoöl.) 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. ☞ The common iguana (Iguana iguana, formerly Iguana tuberculata, and also called by other synonyms) 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.