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anguine adj : of or related to or resembling a snake

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English

Etymology

From Latin anguinus, from anguis ‘snake’.

Pronunciation

/ˈæŋgwɪn/

Adjective

Pertaining to snakes or serpents
Snakelike.

Synonyms

italbrac pertaining to snakes: ophidian
italbrac snakelike: serpentine, snakelike

Translations

pertaining to snakes

Finnish: käärme- (compound terms), käärmeiden (gen. pl.)

snakelike

Finnish: käärme mäinen

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