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How to use iguana in a sentence

11 example sentences · noun

Iguana means a green iguana (Iguana iguana), a large tropical American lizard often kept as a pet. Example: “The problem with keeping the green iguana as a pet is that they are often misfed.”

Examples of iguana by meaning

nounA green iguana (Iguana iguana), a large tropical American lizard often kept as a pet.

  • The problem with keeping the green iguana as a pet is that they are often misfed.2015, Rachel Smith, John Davidson, Lizards For Kids, page 18

nounIn America and the Pacific, any of several members of the lizard family Iguanidae.

  • Marine iguanas line the shores of the islands, and are usually seen sprawled over lava rocks near the sea.1991, Martha Holmes, Sea Trek, BBC Books, page 44

More sentences with iguana

  • Saw a 'mess' of iguanas on Little Conch Key in the Florida Keys.2026 June 13, nictatinglens, Threads. From the entry mess
  • In order of rank, the matricians were the pig, dog, snake, and iguana clans.1982, Ron E. Roberts, Douglas E. Brintnall, Reinventing inequality: an inquiry into society and stratification, Schenkman Books. From the entry matrician
  • Love how green iguanas look like dinosaurs.2026 June 13, nictatinglens, Threads. From the entry mess
  • There is no reason to be scared of iguanas.2010, Iguana Invasion!: Exotic Pets Gone Wild in Florida, →ISBN, page 9. From the entry they
  • We look like a couple of gutshot iguanas!2009, K Vonnegut, Bluebeard: a novel. From the entry gutshot
  • The three men had bagged an iguana and two gibnuts.2009, Joan Fry, How to Cook a Tapir: A Memoir of Belize (At Table series), Lincoln, Neb.: University of Nebraska Press, →ISBN, page 77. From the entry gibnut
  • Even young iguanas can scratch and claw pretty effectively.2007, Lenny Flank, Iguanas: Their Biology and Captive Care, page 139. From the entry iggie
  • As a guide to start your collection we'd suggest either iguanas, tejus, swifts, basilisks, horned toads or alligator lizards.1965 March, Boys' Life, page 52. From the entry basilisk
  • “Only in Madagascar,” the labels proudly proclaim, next to descriptions of animals like the spiny-tail iguana, the radiated tortoise or a small bird, the red fody.2008 June 20, Edward Rothstein, “Critters of a Wondrous Isle, Meet Your Friend and Foe”, in New York Times. From the entry fody

Meaning of iguana

  1. noun A green iguana (Iguana iguana), a large tropical American lizard often kept as a pet.
  2. noun Any member of the genus Iguana.
  3. noun In America and the Pacific, any of several members of the lizard family Iguanidae.

Full definition of iguana

Questions about iguana in a sentence

How do you use iguana in a sentence?
Iguana is used as a noun. For example: “The problem with keeping the green iguana as a pet is that they are often misfed.”
What is a short sentence with iguana?
“Love how green iguanas look like dinosaurs.”
What does iguana mean?
Iguana means a green iguana (Iguana iguana), a large tropical American lizard often kept as a pet.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: iguana (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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