iguanid

[ ih-gwah-nid ]

noun
  1. any of numerous lizards of the family Iguanidae, of the New World, Madagascar, and several islands of the South Pacific, comprising terrestrial, semiaquatic, and arboreal species typically with a long tail and, in the male, a bright throat patch, including the anoles, collared lizards, earless lizards, horned lizards, and iguanas.

adjective
  1. belonging or pertaining to the iguanids.

Origin of iguanid

1
<New Latin Iguanidae, equivalent to Iguan(a) name of genus (see iguana) + -idae-id2

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