(n) large herbivorous tropical American arboreal lizards with a spiny crest along the back; used as human food in Central America and South America, Syn.Iguana iguana, iguana
n.; pl.Guanacos [ Sp. guanaco, Peruv. huanacu. Cf. Huanaco. ] (Zool.) A South American mammal (Auchenia huanaco), allied to the llama, but of larger size and more graceful form, inhabiting the southern Andes and Patagonia. It is supposed by some to be the llama in a wild state. [ Written also huanaco. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
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. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
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