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anguineous

anguineous adjective: like a snake.

Adjective

anguineous (comparative more anguineous, superlative most anguineous)

  1. Like a snake.

Synonyms of anguineous

Forms of anguineous

comparativemore anguineous
superlativemost anguineous

Origin of anguineous

From Latin anguineus, from anguin- + -eus, from an earlier form of anguis. See also anguinous.

Questions about anguineous

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

Words near anguineous in the dictionary

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

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