iguana

iguana
[ɪˈgwɑːnə]
noun
  1. a large arboreal tropical American lizard with a spiny crest along the back and greenish coloration, occasionally kept as a pet
    美洲鬣蜥
  2. Genus Iguana, family Iguanidae: two species, in particular the common green iguana (I. iguana)
    美洲鬣蜥属,美洲鬣蜥科:2种,尤指常见的美洲鬣蜥(拉丁名I. Iguana)
    ■any iguanid lizard
    鬣蜥科蜥蜴
语源
  1. mid 16th cent.: from Spanish, from Arawak iwana
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