/i gwah"nid/ , n.
1. any of numerous lizards of the family Iguanidae, of the New World, Madagascar, and several islands of the South Pacific, comprising terrestrial, semiaquatic, and arboreal species typically with a long tail and, in the male, a bright throat patch, including the anoles, collared lizards, earless lizards, horned lizards, and iguanas.
adj.
2. belonging or pertaining to the iguanids.
[ Iguanidae, equiv. to Iguan ( a ) name of genus (see IGUANA) + -idae -ID 2 ]