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. 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 See All Example Sentences for marine iguana

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First Known Use

1924, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of marine iguana was in 1924

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“Marine iguana.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marine%20iguana. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.

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