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leguaan

/ ˈlɛɡjʊən; ˈlɛɡʊˌɑːn /

noun

  1. a large amphibious monitor lizard of the genus Varanus, esp V. niloticus (the water leguaan ), which can grow up to 2 or 3 m Also callediguana


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Origin of leguaan1

C19: Dutch, from French l'iguane the iguana

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