Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

iguanian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: igua-ni-an
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the suborder Iguania of iguanas, chameleons, agamids, and "New World lizards".

adj

Of or pertaining to the lizard infraorder Iguania.

Etymology

From taxonomic name Iguania + -an.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: mul-tax:Iguania

Inflected Forms

iguanians (plural)

Questions

What does iguanian mean?: Any of the suborder Iguania of iguanas, chameleons, agamids, and "New World lizards".
Where does iguanian come from?: From taxonomic name Iguania + -an.

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