iguana
/ɪˈɡwɑːnə/noun
उच्चारण इग्वान
इगुआना (एक बड़ी छिपकली)
Core word
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a large lizard with a row of spines along its back, found in tropical parts of America
इगुआना (एक बड़ी छिपकली)
- A green iguana was resting on the branch.
- Some people keep iguanas as pets.
- The iguana basked in the sun on a rock.
+ 2 more examples
- Iguanas are mostly plant-eaters, unlike many other lizards.
- We saw a huge iguana at the zoo during our school trip.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
an iguana / iguanas
A countable noun; the plural is regular.
यह countable noun है; इसका plural नियमित है।
- The iguana sat still on the rock.
- Iguanas eat leaves and fruit.
iguana + noun
Used as a modifier: iguana tank, skin, tail.
Iguana tank, skin, tail जैसे शब्दों में यह modifier की तरह आता है।
- He cleaned the iguana tank on Sunday.
iguana native to + place
Use 'native to' for the place where the animal naturally lives.
जहाँ का जीव प्राकृतिक रूप से निवासी हो, उसके लिए 'native to' आता है।
- The iguana is native to Central and South America.
keep / have an iguana as a pet
Use 'as' for the role of pet.
पालतू की भूमिका बताने के लिए 'as' आता है।
- Some people keep an iguana as a pet.
iguana in comparisons
Writers compare people to iguanas for stillness and a slow, watchful look.
लेखक स्थिरता और धीमी, सतर्क नज़र के लिए लोगों की तुलना iguana से करते हैं।
- He lay in the sun like an iguana.
+Collocations 6
adjective + iguana
greenmarinegiantwildpetmale
- A marine iguana can swim in the sea.
verb + iguana
feedkeepspotphotographbreed
- Tourists photographed an iguana on the beach.
iguana + noun
tailskintankhabitatdiet
- The iguana diet consists mainly of plants.
iguana + on / in
a brancha rocka treea zoothe wild
- A green iguana basked on a branch.
reptile group
lizardgeckomonitorchameleoncrocodile
- An iguana is a large lizard, unlike a small gecko.
iguana + found in
rainforestsislandsdesertsGalapagosMexico
- The marine iguana is found in the Galapagos Islands.
“More examples 7
- Radhika saw a green iguana in the zoo and read the board about it.
राधिका ने चिड़ियाघर में हरा iguana देखा और उसके बारे में लगा बोर्ड पढ़ा।
- An iguana can stay still for hours in the sun.
Iguana धूप में घंटों स्थिर रह सकता है।
- The marine iguana feeds on seaweed.
समुद्री iguana समुद्री शैवाल खाता है।
- The iguana dropped its tail to escape.
Iguana बचकर भागने के लिए अपनी पूँछ छोड़ गया।
- Iguanas are not found in India in the wild.
Iguana भारत में जंगल में नहीं मिलते।
- The children laughed at the iguana's long spiky back.
बच्चे iguana की लंबी काँटेदार पीठ देखकर हँस पड़े।
- Radhika wrote that an iguana is a cold-blooded animal in her science test.
राधिका ने अपने विज्ञान के टेस्ट में लिखा कि iguana शीत-रक्त वाला जीव है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The iguanas is sleeping on the branch.
✓ The iguanas are sleeping on the branch.
A plural subject needs 'are'.
Plural subject के साथ 'are' चाहिए।
✗ One iguana are sitting on the tree.
✓ One iguana is sitting on the tree.
'One' is singular and takes 'is'.
'One' singular है और 'is' लेता है।