English
Etymology
F. l'iguane: the iguana through Dutch and Afrikaans.
Noun
#An iguana.
#Any of the monitor lizards
#* 2001 : FINALLY, a help plea yesterday from Debbie Thompson of Gonubie -- what to do about a small leguaan that had taken up residence in her "somewhat wild" garden with big trees, dense shrubs and hedges? 1
#* 2006 : This is the view of Sazi Mhlongo, chair of the Traditional Healers's Association of SA (Thasa). It follows the recent court appearance of a sangoma and five others after police discovered the skins of various protected animals in the sangoma's house. The skins included that of a lion, leopard, puff adder and water leguaan. 2
#* Picture of a leguaan 3
Translations
Afrikaans: likkewaan
Category: South African English
fr:leguaan
nl:leguaan
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