iguanoid

English

Etymology

iguana +‎ -oid

Adjective

iguanoid (not comparable)

1. (zoology) Relating to the Iguanidae.

Noun

iguanoid (plural iguanoids)

1. A lizard from the taxonomic family Iguanidae.
   • 1901, Sidney Frederic Harmer, ‎ Sir Arthur Everett Shipley, The Cambridge Natural History - Volume 8, page 533:

     The remarkable feature of this Iguanoid is its semi-marine life.

   • 1910, Richard Lydekker, Library of Natural History - Volume 5, page 2488:

     The iguanoids, which comprise about three hundred species, arranged in fifty genera, may be regarded as especially characteristic of South and Central America, although they extend into the warmer parts of the northern half of that continent, ranging in the west as far as British Columbia, and in the east to Arkansas and the Souther United States, while they are also represented in many of the American islands.

   • 1978, Neil Greenberg, ‎ Paul D. MacLean, Behavior and Neurology of Lizards, page 59:

     While many of the teiids and varanids are active foragers, many of the iguanoids are clearly sit-and-wait predators.

   • 2004, David L. Pearson, Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands, page 83:

     Via interactions between the external environment and their nervous and hormonal systems, many iguanoids have the novel ability to change their body color.

2. (science fiction) A type of reptilian (reptilian alien)
   • 2013, R. J. Denardo, The Captain's Propensity: The Andromeda Incident II, page 179:

     Because rumor has it, that they are three times as ugly, meaner, greedier and war mongering than the Earthlings, could ever be. Yes, if you can believe it, they are even worse than the Iguanoids.

   • 2021, Craig Campobasso, The Extraterrestrial Species Almanac, page 231:

     Iguanoids stand three foot five to five five and use their long tail for balance.

   • 2023, Malik Bade, The Matrix & The Forbidden Knowledge - Extraterrestrial Edition, page 161:

     The Chameleons, another species connected to the Iguanoids, are characterized as a colorful race of reptilians that serve as watchers or guards for the Draco Reptilians, informing them of the political events taking place around the galaxy.