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Noun: iguanid  i'gwaa-nid
  1. Lizards of the New World and Madagascar and some Pacific islands; typically having a long tail and bright throat patch in males
    "The green iguana is a well-known iguanid lizard";
    - iguanid lizard

Derived forms: iguanids

Type of: lizard

Part of: family Iguania, family Iguanidae, Iguania, Iguanidae

Encyclopedia: Iguanid