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iguana

i·gua·na
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ih-gwah-nuh]
    • /ɪˈgwɑ nə/
    • /ɪˈɡwɑː.nə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ih-gwah-nuh]
    • /ɪˈgwɑ nə/

Definitions of iguana word

  • noun iguana a large, arboreal lizard, Iguana iguana, native to Central and South America, having stout legs and a crest of spines from neck to tail. 1
  • noun iguana any of various related lizards of the genera Iguana, Ctenosaura, Conolophus, and Amblyrhynchus. 1
  • noun iguana A large, arboreal, tropical American lizard with a spiny crest along the back and greenish coloration, occasionally kept as a pet. 1
  • noun iguana large lizard 1
  • countable noun iguana An iguana is a type of large lizard found in America. 0
  • noun iguana either of two large tropical American arboreal herbivorous lizards of the genus Iguana, esp I. iguana (common iguana), having a greyish-green body with a row of spines along the back: family Iguanidae 0

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Origin of iguana

First appearance:

before 1545
One of the 30% oldest English words
1545-55; < Spanish < Arawak iwana

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Parts of speech for Iguana

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

iguana popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

iguana usage trend in Literature

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