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leguaan

leguaan noun: an iguana.

Noun

leguaan (plural leguaans)

  1. An iguana.
  2. Any of the monitor lizards.
    • 2001 : Finally, a help plea yesterday from Debbie Thompson of Gonubie -- what to do about a small leguaan that had taken up residence in her "somewhat wild" garden with big trees, dense shrubs and hedges? http://www.dispatch.co.za/2001/01/18/editoria/CHIEL.HTM
    • 2006 : This is the view of Sazi Mhlongo, chair of the Traditional Healers's Association of SA (Thasa). It follows the recent court appearance of a sangoma and five others after police discovered the skins of various protected animals in the sangoma's house. The skins included that of a lion...

Forms of leguaan

pluralleguaans

Origin of leguaan

From French l'iguane, "the iguana", through Dutch and Afrikaans.

Questions about leguaan

What does leguaan mean?
Leguaan means an iguana.
What part of speech is leguaan?
Leguaan is a noun.
What is the plural of leguaan?
The plural of leguaan is leguaans.

Words near leguaan in the dictionary

  1. legspan
  2. legspans
  3. legspinner
  4. legspinners
  5. legua
  6. leguaan
  7. leguaans
  8. leguan
  9. leguans
  10. leguas
  11. Leguizamo

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