Definition of Genus anguis

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

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

Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Anguis

genus Andromeda
genus Andropogon
genus Andryala
genus Aneides
genus Anemia
genus Anemone
genus Anemonella
genus Anemopsis
genus Anethum
genus Angelica
genus Angiopteris
genus Angraecum
genus Angrecum
genus Anguilla
genus Anguillula
genus Anguis
genus Anhima
genus Anhinga
genus Anigozanthus
genus Anisotremus
genus Ankylosaurus
genus Annona
genus Anoa
genus Anodonta
genus Anoectochilus
genus Anogramma
genus Anolis
genus Anomala
genus Anomalops
genus Anomalopteryx

Literary usage of Genus anguis

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

1. Philosophical Transactions by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1804)
"That they have not as yet been discovered in any of the genus anguis. Mr. HOME'S investigations have clearly established, that these * Account of Indian ..."

2. The Natural History of Secession by Thomas Shepard Goodwin (1865)
"The genus anguis contains the Blind-Worms. The Common Blind-Worm, A.fragilis, of Europe, is over a foot long, silvery yellow above, blackish beneath. ..."

3. The Animal Kingdom: Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier (1832)
"C., and, in fact, if we may so express it, they are Seps without feet; they are all comprised in the genus ANGUIS, Lin. ..."

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