angui

a. [ L. angius snake + -form. ] Snake-shaped. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. a British colony, comprising an island in the Caribbean Sea, east of Puerto Rico, with a total area of 91 sq km. Its population in 1996 was estimated at 10, 424. The official language is English. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

2. 1 the type genus of the Anguillidae: eels.
Syn. -- genus Anguilla. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. 1. of or pertaining to Anguilla; as, Anguillan sea food specialties. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Anguillans or Anguilla; as, The Anguillan population of the islands. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. a native or inhabitant of the island of Anguilla in the West Indies. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a natural family of eels that live in fresh water as adults but return to the sea to spawn.
Syn. -- family Anguillidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

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 ]

n. 1. 1 an order of elongate fishes with pelvic fins and girdle absent or reduced.
Syn. -- order Anguilliformes, order Apodes. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. anguinus, fr. anguis snake. ] Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a snake or serpent. “The anguine or snakelike reptiles.” Owen. [ 1913 Webster ]