Noun: desert iguana 'de-zurt i'gwaa-nu
- Small long-tailed lizard of arid areas of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico
"Desert iguanas bask in the morning sun to raise their body temperature";
- Dipsosaurus dorsalis
Derived forms: desert iguanas
Type of: iguanid, iguanid lizard
Part of: Dipsosaurus, genus Dipsosaurus
Encyclopedia: Desert iguana