(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