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Definition of anguid

anguid

/ˈæŋ.ɡwɪd/
an · guid
Plural:anguids
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Adjective:anguid
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anguid Lexical Profile

• noun

1

A lizard of the family Anguidae, which includes glass lizards, slowworms, and alligator lizards, many of which exhibit snake-like, limbless, or reduced-limb bodies.

Example

"The herpetologist identified the small, limbless creature not as a snake, but as an anguid commonly known as a slowworm."

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• Rhymes for anguid

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Word Origin & Etymology

Derived from Modern Latin 'Anguidae', from Latin 'anguis' (snake, serpent) combined with the zoological family suffix '-id'.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Anguid. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 12, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/anguid
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