DESERT IGUANA

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does desert iguana mean? 

• DESERT IGUANA (noun)
  The noun DESERT IGUANA has 1 sense:

1. small long-tailed lizard of arid areas of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico

  Familiarity information: DESERT IGUANA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DESERT IGUANA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Small long-tailed lizard of arid areas of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

desert iguana; Dipsosaurus dorsalis

Hypernyms ("desert iguana" is a kind of...):

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 ("desert iguana" is a member of...):

Dipsosaurus; genus Dipsosaurus (desert iguanas)