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anguineal

anguineal adjective: like a snake; anguineous.

Adjective

anguineal (comparative more anguineal, superlative most anguineal)

  1. Like a snake; anguineous
  2. (obsolete) Describing a certain type of hyperbola that has a snakelike form

Forms of anguineal

comparativemore anguineal
superlativemost anguineal

Origin of anguineal

From anguine(ous) + -al, from Latin anguineus, from anguin- + -eus, from an earlier form of anguis.

Questions about anguineal

What does anguineal mean?
Anguineal means like a snake; anguineous.
What part of speech is anguineal?
Anguineal is an adjective.

Words near anguineal in the dictionary

  1. anguimorphid
  2. anguimorphids
  3. anguimorphs
  4. anguine
  5. anguinea
  6. anguineal
  7. anguineous
  8. anguinid
  9. anguinids
  10. anguinine
  11. anguinous

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