English Dictionary: ice rink | by the DICT Development Group |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Iguana \I*gua"na\, n. [Sp. iguana, from the native name in Hayti. Cf. {Guana}.] (Zo[94]l.) Any species of the genus {Iguana}, a genus of large American lizards of the family {Iguanid[91]}. They are arboreal in their habits, usually green in color, and feed chiefly upon fruits. Note: The common iguana ({I. tuberculata}) of the West Indies and South America is sometimes five feet long. Its flesh is highly prized as food. The horned iguana ({I. cornuta}) has a conical horn between the eyes. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Icarian \I*ca"ri*an\, a. [L. Icarius, Gr. [?], fr. [?], the mythic son of D[91]dalus, who, when flying from Crete on wings cemented with wax, mounted so high that the sun melted the wax, and he fell into the sea.] Soaring too high for safety, like Icarus; adventurous in flight. |