Definition of Anguis

1. Noun. Type genus of the Anguidae: blindworms.

Exact synonyms: Genus Anguis
Generic synonyms: Reptile Genus
Group relationships: Anguidae, Family Anguidae
Member holonyms: Anguis Fragilis, Blindworm, Slowworm

Lexicographical Neighbors of Anguis

Angromainyus
Angry Young Man
Angry Young Men
Angst
Angstrom's law
Angstrom scale
Anguidae
Anguilla
Anguilla sucklandii
Anguillan
Anguillans
Anguillidae
Anguilliformes
Anguillula
Anguillula aceti
Anguis (current term)
Anguis fragilis
Angus
Angus Frank Johnstone Wilson
Angus Og
Anhima
Anhima cornuta
Anhimidae
Anhinga anhinga
Anhingidae
Anhui
Anicha
Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius
Anigozanthus
Anigozanthus manglesii

Literary usage of Anguis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Bulletin by University of the State of New York (1903)
"187* Orthoceras anguis Hall 3844 ... TYPE Orthoceras anguis Hall. Paleontology of New York. 1879. v. 5, pt 2, p. 312, pl. 89, fig. 9. ..."

2. Proceedings of the Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh by Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh (1858)
"On the Structure and Habits of the Slow-Worm, (Anguis fragilis, Linn. ... From what is recorded in works of reference, the slow-worm (Anguis fragilis), ..."

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