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: any of various large chiefly herbivorous usually green or brownish tropical American lizards (family Iguanidae, the iguana family) that have a serrated dorsal crest and large dewlap
broadly
: any of various large lizards
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Of the 5,195 iguanas collected, 3,882 of them were amassed at the FWC's office in Sunrise, about 13 miles west of Fort Lauderdale, the FWC said.
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Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 8 Feb. 2026
The iguana meat was later fried in a pan.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
Once upon a time, rock iguanas, which can live up to 70 years old, thrived across the 40-island archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean.
—Madeline Weinfield, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2026
All told, the five sites collected 5,195 dead or cold-stunned iguanas.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
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Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 8 Feb. 2026
The iguana meat was later fried in a pan.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
Once upon a time, rock iguanas, which can live up to 70 years old, thrived across the 40-island archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean.
—Madeline Weinfield, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2026
All told, the five sites collected 5,195 dead or cold-stunned iguanas.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Iguana.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/iguana. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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iguana
noun
igua·na
i-ˈgwän-ə 
: any of various large plant-eating tropical American lizards that have a ridge of tall scales along the middle of the back and loose skin hanging below the neck
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