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leguaan

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From French l'iguane, "the iguana", through Dutch and Afrikaans.

noun leguaans

  1. An iguana.
  2. Any of the monitor lizards. 2001 : Finally, a help plea yesterday from Debbie Thompson of Gonubie -- what to do about a small leguaan that had taken up residence in her "somewhat wild" garden with big trees, dense shrubs and hedges? http://www.dispatch.co.za/2001/01/18/editoria/CHIEL.HTM

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"leguaan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/leguaan. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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leguaan. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/leguaan

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"leguaan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/leguaan.

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@misc{leguaan_2026,
  title = {leguaan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/leguaan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}