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   Iguana , n. [Sp. iguana, from the native name in Haiti.  Cf. Guana.] (Zool.) 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.
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   ☞ The common iguana (Iguana tuberculata) 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.
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