marine iguana
noun
: a shore-dwelling seaweed-eating iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) of the Galápagos Islands that often feeds in the sea
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Expect everything from marine iguanas and sea lions to rare birdlife: the flightless cormorant, Galápagos penguin, waved albatross, red-footed booby and the magnificent frigatebird.
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Rachel Ingram, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
And marine iguanas will shrink in response to warmer water temperatures during El Niño years.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 May 2025
Leo must leave his mother’s colony to find his own home — a monumental quest fraught with challenges and new encounters with an array of creatures, from marine iguanas and racer snakes to yellowfin tuna and giant Galapagos sharks.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2025
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Rachel Ingram, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
And marine iguanas will shrink in response to warmer water temperatures during El Niño years.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 May 2025
Leo must leave his mother’s colony to find his own home — a monumental quest fraught with challenges and new encounters with an array of creatures, from marine iguanas and racer snakes to yellowfin tuna and giant Galapagos sharks.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Marine iguana.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marine%20iguana. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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