ANGUINE

anguine

(adjective) of or related to or resembling a snake

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

anguine (comparative more anguine, superlative most anguine)

Pertaining to snakes or serpents

Snakelike.

Synonyms

• (pertaining to snakes): ophidian

• (snakelike): serpentine, snakelike

Anagrams

• Guinean, guanine

Source: Wiktionary


An"guine, a. Etym: [L. anguinus, fr. anguis snake.]

Definition: Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a snake or serpent. "The anguine or snakelike reptiles." Owen.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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