iguana

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun large herbivorous tropical American arboreal lizards with a spiny crest along the back; used as human food in Central America and South America

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish iguana, from Taíno *iwana.

In classic literature

Synonyms

common iguana, Iguana iguana

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