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Definition of Genus anguis
1. Noun. Type genus of the Anguidae: blindworms.
Generic synonyms: Reptile Genus
Group relationships: Anguidae, Family Anguidae
Member holonyms: Anguis Fragilis, Blindworm, Slowworm
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Anguis
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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