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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024i•gua•nid (i gwä′nid),USA pronunciation n. - Reptilesany of numerous lizards of the family Iguanidae, of the New World, Madagascar, and several islands of the South Pacific, comprising terrestrial, semiaquatic, and arboreal species typically with a long tail and, in the male, a bright throat patch, including the anoles, collared lizards, earless lizards, horned lizards, and iguanas.
adj. - Reptilesbelonging or pertaining to the iguanids.
- Neo-Latin Iguanidae, equivalent. to Iguan(a) name of genus (see iguana) + -idae -id2
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