(n)islands west of Sicily (now known as the Egadi Islands) where the Romans won a naval victory over the Carthaginians that ended the first Punic War in 241 BC, Syn.Aegadean Isles
(n)cell clusters in the pancreas that form the endocrine part of that organ; secrete insulin and other hormones, Syn.isles of Langerhans, islets of Langerhans
(n)an archipelago of small islands off the southwestern coast of England near the entrance to the English Channel; formerly a haven for smugglers and pirates, Syn.Isles of Scilly