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Definition of Guana
1. n. See Iguana.
Definition of Guana
1. Noun. (American English) A contraction of iguana (the lizard) made in British colonial America. (Reference: ''The Dinkum Dictionary : The Origins of Australian Words'', Susan Butler, Text Publishing, 2001, ISBN 187648585X.) ¹
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Definition of Guana
1. a large lizard [n -S]
Medical Definition of Guana
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Guana
Literary usage of Guana
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Adventure Guide to the Bahamas by Blair Howard (2002)
"guana Harbour has a permanent population of only 80. Most of the men make their
... Those that don't are employed at the guana Beach Resort and Marina. ..."
2. Tracts Relative to the Island of St. Helena: Written During a Residence of by Alexander Beatson (1816)
"SECTION X. On guana or Sea-fowl Dung—and Experiments on the Culture of Mangel
Wurzel. Communicated in a Letter to Sir JOSEPH BANKS, Bart. To the Rt. Hon. ..."
3. Wanderings in South America, the North-west of the United States, and the by Charles Waterton (1879)
"v Fishing for a Cayman.—A shark-hook useless.—Sting-rays.—Turtle and guana
nests.—Numbers of eggs.—Another failure.—Meeting a Jaguar. —Guard against fever. ..."
4. The Youth's Companion, Or, An Historical Dictionary: Consisting of Articles by Ezra Sampson (1816)
"guana, a species of lizard, that is worshipped as a god by the Negroes of Benin,
who are called, ..."
5. Essays and Observations on Natural History, Anatomy, Physiology, Psychology by John Hunter, Richard Owen (1861)
"THE guana" [Iguana tuberculata, Linn.]. In this lizard the thorax and abdomen
are one cavity, there being no diaphragm. The heart is at the upper part of ..."
6. Universal Biography: Containing a Copious Account, Critical and Historical ...by John Lemprière by John Lemprière (1810)
"sailing in a westerly direction, he discret! some islands, und landed at guana »rd
taking possession of the islands of Cuba •. in the Lucca islands. ..."
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