n. a family comprising the alligator lizards.
a. [ L. angius snake + -form. ] Snake-shaped. [ 1913 Webster ]
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n. a natural family of eels that live in fresh water as adults but return to the sea to spawn.
a. [ L. anguilla eel (dim. of anguis snake) + -form. ] Eel-shaped. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ The “Anguillæformes” of Cuvier are fishes related to thee eel. [ 1913 Webster ]
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a. [ L. anguinus, fr. anguis snake. ] Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a snake or serpent. “The anguine or snakelike reptiles.” Owen. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Anguineous. [ 1913 Webster ]