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Iguana vs Moose - What's the difference?

iguana | moose |

As nouns the difference between iguana and moose

is that iguana is any of several members of the lizard family family: Iguanidae while moose is the largest member of the deer family (Alces alces), of which the male has very large, palmate antlers.

iguana

English

(wikipedia iguana)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any of several members of the lizard family .
  • Any member of the genus .
  • A green iguana (); a large tropical American lizard often kept as a pet.

    • Derived terms

    * guana

    Anagrams

    * ----

    moose

    English

    Etymology 1

    Earlier mus'', ''moos , from a Northeastern (etyl) language name for the animal, such as (etyl) moos, mws (cognate to (etyl) moos, (etyl) mos, (etyl) moz), from , referring to how a moose strips tree bark when feeding. Online Etymology Dictionary

    Noun

  • (US) The largest member of the deer family (Alces alces ), of which the male has very large, palmate antlers.
    • We saw a moose at the edge of the woods by the marsh .
  • (informal) An ugly person
    • Usage notes
    * The use of (as with the names of many animals, such as deer and fish, which are also invariant); however, this usage can sometimes be considered stilted when a group of more than one moose are considered individually, in which case avoidance of the plural may be the best option, necessitating the employment of a circumlocution.
    Synonyms
    * (l) (British), (l) (qualifier)
    Derived terms
    * moosebird * moose deer * mooseling * moosey * moose yard * mooseyness
    See also
    * (wikipedia "moose")

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) moes.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete, rare) A stew.

    • References

    English invariant nouns English irregular plurals English plurals ----