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Definition of Guanas
1. guana [n] - See also: guana
Lexicographical Neighbors of Guanas
Literary usage of Guanas
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Paraná: With Incidents of the Paraguayan War, and South American by Thomas Joseph Hutchinson (1868)
"THE guanas Indians were divided into eight separate segments, for each of which
there was a particular and different name. They lived between 20° and 22° of ..."
2. Transatlantic Sketches, Comprising Visits to the Most Interesting Scenes in by James Edward Alexander (1833)
"Boiling. — Curing. — Animating Scene. — The Calabash Estate.—A sucking Thief.—Military
Smugglers.—A Dinner party.—Fishing for guanas.—A Buck party. ..."
3. Among the Indians of the Paraguayan Chaco: A Story of Missionary Work in by Wilfred Barbrooke Grubb (1904)
"... they and the guanas are the best of the Indian tribes in these waters.
The latter inhabit the neighbourhood of guanas. ..."
4. Collection of the Most Celebrated Voyages and Travels from the Discovery of by Forster, R. P (1818)
"... reptiles, also, such as lizards, guanas, and snakes, constitute a part of the
subsistence of the lower classes. They are extremely fond of vegetables. ..."
5. Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South by Harriet W. Daly (1887)
"... of his Boat by an Alligator—Snakes—Death of Neptune— Bob Collard and the
Python—Seeing the New Year in —A curious Vigil—Other Reptiles—guanas—Lizards. ..."
6. The Isles of Summer, Or, Nassau and the Bahamas by Charles Ives (1880)
"The guanas at " Table Luxury. They are Intoxicated with Whistling Music.
Vassar Girls t'harming Turtles. Mountain Crabs. The Hermit Crab a Freebooter. ..."
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