iguanaとは

意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From Spanish iguana, from Taíno *iwana.

発音

• (英国発音) IPA^(key): /ɪɡjuˈɑːnə/, /ɪˈɡwɑːnə/
• (米国発音) enPR: ĭ-gwäʹ-nə, IPA^(key): /ɪˈɡwɑnə/, /əˈɡwɑnə/
• 韻: -ɑːnə

名詞

iguana (複数形 iguanas)

1. A green iguana (Iguana iguana), a large tropical American lizard often kept as a pet
2. In zoology, any member of the genus Iguana
3. Colloquially, in America and the Pacific, any of several members of the lizard family Iguanidae.
4. Colloquially, in Africa, any large member of the genus Varanus, especially the aquatic Nile monitor -- see leguan
5. Colloquially, in Australia, any member of the genus Varanus -- see goanna

派生語

参照

• iguana at OneLook Dictionary Search
• “iguana” in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• Iguana on Wikipedia.
• Iguana on Wikispecies.
• Iguana on Wikimedia Commons.

アナグラム

• Guiana, Inagua