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Definition of Iguanid
1. Noun. Lizards of the New World and Madagascar and some Pacific islands; typically having a long tail and bright throat patch in males.
Generic synonyms: Lizard
Group relationships: Family Iguania, Family Iguanidae, Iguania, Iguanidae
Specialized synonyms: Common Iguana, Iguana, Iguana Iguana, Amblyrhynchus Cristatus, Marine Iguana, Desert Iguana, Dipsosaurus Dorsalis, Chuckwalla, Sauromalus Obesus, Callisaurus Draconoides, Gridiron-tailed Lizard, Zebra-tailed Lizard, Fringe-toed Lizard, Uma Notata, Earless Lizard, Collared Lizard, Leopard Lizard, Spiny Lizard, Sand Lizard, Side-blotched Lizard, Uta Stansburiana, Tree Lizard, Urosaurus Ornatus, Horned Lizard, Horned Toad, Horny Frog, Basilisk, American Chameleon, Anole, Anolis Carolinensis
Definition of Iguanid
1. a. Same as Iguanoid.
Definition of Iguanid
1. Noun. (zoology) Any lizard of the family ''Iguanidae'' ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Iguanid
1. a long-tailed lizard [n -S]
Medical Definition of Iguanid
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Iguanid
Literary usage of Iguanid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"... which, although iguanid, has many small species without the typical iguanid
characteristics. They abound in Mexico and the southwestern United States, ..."
2. The Encyclopedia Americanaedited by Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines edited by Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines (1903)
"... which, although iguanid, has many small species without the typical iguanid
characteristics. They abound in Mexico and the southwestern United States, ..."
3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1896)
"This cunning little iguanid is harmless, never biting its captor, and soon becoming
so tame that it may be trained to work in harness pulling a toy wagon, ..."
4. The Journal of Geology by University of Chicago Department of Geology and Paleontology (1904)
"... seems highly probable, especially so in the light of the recent discovery of
an iguanid lizard by Broom in the Karoo beds of South Africa. ..."
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