noun
type 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: capitalized
Etymology: 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
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Anguis /angˈgwis/
noun
The generic name not of a snake but of the blindworm
ORIGIN: L anguis snake
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angˈuifauna noun
Fauna of snakes
angˈuiform adjective
Snake-shaped
anguine /angˈgwin/ adjective
Of or like a snake
anguiped or anguipede /-ped or -pēd/ adjective
Having feet or legs in the form of snakes, as used of mythological giants or the like
Useful english dictionary. 2012.