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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LEGUAAN

Dutch, from French l'iguane the iguana.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LEGUAAN

leguaan  [ˈlɛɡjʊən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LEGUAAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Leguaan is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LEGUAAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

leguaan

Nile monitor

The Nile monitor is a large member of the monitor lizard family. Other common names include the African small-grain lizard, water leguaan or river leguaan.

Definition of leguaan in the English dictionary

The definition of leguaan in the dictionary is a large amphibious monitor lizard of the genus Varanus, esp V. niloticus, which can grow up to 2 or 3 m Also called: iguana.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LEGUAAN


ajowan
ˈædʒəʊən
Baron-Cohen
ˌbærənˈkəʊən
Bowen
ˈbəʊən
Cohen
ˈkəʊən
cowan
ˈkaʊən
eoan
iːˈəʊən
Frauen
ˈfraʊən
gargantuan
ɡɑːˈɡæntjʊən
gowan
ˈɡaʊən
Iowan
ˈaɪəʊən
metazoan
ˌmɛtəˈzəʊən
Minoan
mɪˈnəʊən
Nicaraguan
ˌnɪkəˈræɡjʊən
Papuan
ˈpæpjʊən
rowan
ˈrəʊən
rowen
ˈraʊən
Samoan
səˈməʊən
sewen
ˈsjʊən
sewin
ˈsjʊən
triduan
ˈtrɪdjʊən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LEGUAAN

legless
leglessness
leglet
leglike
leglin
legman
legmen
Legnica
Lego
Lego brick
legong
legroom
legume
legumes
legumin
leguminous
legwarmer
legwarmers
legwear
legwork

WORDS THAT END LIKE LEGUAAN

balmacaan
Bataan
bobbejaan
Canaan
Dingaan
naan
paan
samaan
Shangaan
skokiaan
Talibaan
water leguaan

Synonyms and antonyms of leguaan in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «leguaan» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LEGUAAN

Find out the translation of leguaan to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of leguaan from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «leguaan» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

leguaan
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

leguaan
570 millions of speakers

English

leguaan
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

leguaan
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

leguaan
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

leguaan
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

leguaan
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

leguaan
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Leguaan
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Leguaan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

leguaan
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

leguaan
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

leguaan
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Legiaan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

leguaan
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

leguaan
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Leguaan
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

leguaan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

leguaan
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

leguaan
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

leguaan
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

leguaan
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

leguaan
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

likkewaan
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

leguaan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

leguaan
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of leguaan

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LEGUAAN»

The term «leguaan» is normally little used and occupies the 128.762 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LEGUAAN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «leguaan» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «leguaan» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about leguaan

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LEGUAAN»

Discover the use of leguaan in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to leguaan and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Lake Sibaya
I t I IB ti n li Squamata Sauna Varanidae Varanus niloticus niloticus x x x ( Linnaeus, 1762) Water leguaan Serpentes Pythonidae Python sebae (Gmelin. 1789) x x African python Colubridae Lycodonomorphus rufulus rufulus x x ( Lichtenstein.
B.R. Allanson, 1979
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Words: For Robert Burchfield's Sixty-fifth Birthday
Another rather horrendous prehistoric-looking creature is the monitor lizard ( Varanus spp.) which was called leguaan, apparently from the French I'iguane, the iguana, though there are almost certainly those who used the term kaaiman ( from ...
Eric Gerald Stanley, T. F. Hoad, 1988
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Bafana Bafana: A Story of Soccer, Magic and Mandela
Pelé tugs the bothersome clawfrom Leguaan's scaly foot. – Aaaah! How soothing that is. If ever you're being hunted and you need to swim swiftly ... put my claw under your tongue. But remember: its magicwillwork just once. Pelé puts the claw  ...
Troy Blacklaws, 2013
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iJuba A South African Journey
Leguaan All Rights Reserved iJuba background & Online Photo gallery at: http:// www.wix.com/leguaan/ijuba iJuba on Facebook www.facebook.com/ijubastory Author Jonah Becker on Twitter ...
Jonah Becker
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The Eastern Cape Naturalist
These photographs demonstrate clearly the aggressive attitude adopted by a leguaan when challenged by an interested but cautious predator. Amongst rocks the leguaan usually finds a place of refuge, or it makes for a tree, but, when ...
‎1980
6
Reptiles of Southern Africa
Water Leguaan prefers to avoid confrontation if possible, and if an avenue of escape is available it crashes ponderously but rapidly through the riverine bush to safety. The river banks and their environs provide a wide variety of food, including ...
Rod Patterson, 1987
7
Soap in the River: 9/11-The Day the Twin Towers Collapsed on ...
“I am not sure.” I hesitated.I was more shocked about the sizeof the gin and water than the frequency of deaths on mydam. “I'll needtohave another look,” was the bestIcould offer. “If you're losing agoose a day then it's a leguaan,” he explained.
Russell Kay, 2014
8
Beyond the Backyard: Sustainable Housing Experiences in ...
Leguaan in The result was an increase in the number of new (expensive) private- sector projects stavoren; and a decrease in subsidised housing projects. Nevertheless, contrary to most other architect Fokke de European countries, most of the ...
Anke van Hal, 200
9
Curandero Book 1 Leon de Montana
Leon de montana Author Jonah Becker Published by Leguaan Copyright © 2012 All Rights Reserved Cover Image © Leguaan All Rights Reserved Note from the author Each book in the Curandero Trilogy is a complete story in itself and can ...
Jonah Becker, Ming-Li Shiu, 2012
10
Nyae Nyae !Kung Beliefs and Rites
Puff adders and savanna leguaans The deadly poisonous puff adder and the big lizard, the savanna leguaan, are both included in the !Kung diet when they can be found, but both should be avoided scrupulously until a person is old enough to ...
Lorna Marshall, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LEGUAAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term leguaan is used in the context of the following news items.
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A Revolt Against Loss: Sunday Times Fiction Prize Shortlistee …
Abram once killed a leguaan with his pickaxe and brought it to the house. Ma was upset. “He's just going to use it for muti or some nonsense,” ... «Books LIVE, Jun 14»
2
Hiding in plain sight
There was no time even for a quick photograph because suddenly the leguaan completely disappeared into a crack between the rocks and ... «Citizen, Mar 14»
3
Paradise that will float your boat
... suni antelope, black-backed jackal, hyena, cheetah, wild dog, serval cat, warthog, bushpig, banded mongoose, leguaan, and terrapin. «Independent Online, Mar 14»
4
Soshanguve residents battle floods every December
The walls created a cauldron of seething water and she only just managed to save the puppies from the deluge – and from a 2m-long leguaan ... «Mail & Guardian Online, Jan 14»
5
Adventures in Zambezia (3D)
But getting into the Hurricanes will be the least of Kai's worries as he'll also have to deal with the villainous leguaan, Budzo, and his troop of ... «Channel 24, Dec 12»
6
Road rave, three ways
I revelled in the fact that I out-stared a large, green leguaan. However, our triumphant glow faded as fast as the daylight when, 20km from the ... «Independent Online, May 12»
7
A gentle canoe trip in Kosi Bay
We drifted through purple water lilies - Vusi made us each a necklace by entwining them together - passed a kingfisher and saw a leguaan and ... «Times LIVE, Feb 12»
8
Overcoming the Language Barrier
... and beauty," Thomas Dreyer writes in his essay "Not Our Leguaan." It's also a language, Afrikaans, that is rarely translated into English — like ... «Foreign Policy, May 10»
9
Leaping Lizard! The Goanna is back
... of iguana (though it's a monitor, not an iguana) or maybe it's a garbled version of the South African word for a lizard known as the leguaan. «Sydney Morning Herald, Sep 09»
10
'Holidaymakers' sssssurprise Durban residents
On Sunday night Sheriff Deen from Mount Edgecombe said he broke into a sweat when he spotted a 1,6m leguaan crawling through his yard. «Independent Online, Jan 04»

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« EDUCALINGO. Leguaan [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/leguaan>. Apr 2024 ».
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