Noun: common iguana
- Large herbivorous tropical American arboreal lizards with a spiny crest along the back; used as human food in Central America and South America
"The common iguana lounged on a branch high in the canopy";
- iguana, Iguana iguana
Derived forms: common iguanas
Type of: iguanid, iguanid lizard
Part of: genus Iguana
Encyclopedia: Common iguana