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    IGUANIA

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    New World lizardsplay

    Synonyms:

    family Iguania; family Iguanidae; Iguania; Iguanidae

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("Iguania" is a kind of...):

    reptile family (a family of reptiles)

    Meronyms (members of "Iguania"):

    Anolis; genus Anolis (New World chameleons)

    Basiliscus; genus Basiliscus (a reptile genus of Iguanidae)

    genus Phrynosoma; Phrynosoma (horned lizards)

    genus Urosaurus; Urosaurus; genus Uta; Uta (a reptile genus of Iguanidae)

    genus Sceloporus; Sceloporus (spiny lizards)

    Gambelia; genus Gambelia (leopard lizards)

    Crotaphytus; genus Crotaphytus (collared lizards)

    genus Holbrookia; Holbrookia (earless lizards)

    genus Uma; Uma (fringe-toed lizard)

    Callisaurus; genus Callisaurus (zebra-tailed lizard)

    genus Sauromalus; Sauromalus (chuckwallas)

    Dipsosaurus; genus Dipsosaurus (desert iguanas)

    Amblyrhynchus; genus Amblyrhynchus (marine iguanas)

    genus Iguana (type genus of the Iguanidae)

    iguanid; iguanid lizard (lizards of the New World and Madagascar and some Pacific islands; typically having a long tail and bright throat patch in males)

    Holonyms ("Iguania" is a member of...):

    Lacertilia; Sauria; suborder Lacertilia; suborder Sauria (true lizards; including chameleons and geckos)

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