🇬🇧🇨🇳 iguana - 鬣蜥 : English Lesson

Meaning of "iguana" ("鬣蜥"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

An iguana is a big lizard with rough, scaly skin, sharp claws, and a very long tail that lives in warm places and loves to lie in the sun to stay warm, often climbing trees or rocks to sunbathe.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

I made a mini beach with a lamp and a towel, and the iguana lay there like it was waiting for room service.

The iguana in our backyard stared at me like I’d interrupted its very important sunbathing meeting.

My pet iguana sits in the window and judges people like a tiny green grandpa.

At recess, I ran around while the iguana sat under a heat lamp like it was on a mini tropical vacation.

The green iguana can have a tail longer than its body, which basically makes it a giant, sunbathing lizard plus built-in jump rope.

On a warm stone wall an iguana lay like a green leaf. A child pointed; the iguana blinked, flicked its long tail, and slid into sunlight. The iguana stretched scaly skin and closed its eyes to warm. People watched the iguana quietly. After a while the iguana opened one bright eye, then turned and vanished into the leaves.

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This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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