- Anguis
- nountype genus of the Anguidae: blindworms• Syn: ↑genus Anguis• Hypernyms: ↑reptile genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Anguidae, ↑family Anguidae• Member Meronyms: ↑blindworm, ↑slowworm, ↑Anguis fragilis
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\\ˈaŋgwə̇s\ nounUsage: capitalizedEtymology: New Latin, from Latin, snake; akin to Old English & Old High German igil hedgehog, Old High German unc snake, Latin anguilla eel, Greek enchelys eel, echidna viper, echinos hedgehog, ophis snake, Sanskrit ahi: the type genus of Anguidae including only the limbless blindworm* * *
Anguis /angˈgwis/nounThe generic name not of a snake but of the blindwormORIGIN: L anguis snake• • •angˈuifauna nounFauna of snakesangˈuiform adjectiveSnake-shapedanguine /angˈgwin/ adjectiveOf or like a snakeanguiped or anguipede /-ped or -pēd/ adjectiveHaving feet or legs in the form of snakes, as used of mythological giants or the like
Useful english dictionary. 2012.