anguis

Questions about anguis

What does anguis mean?

anguis means "type genus of the Anguidae: blindworms".

How many syllables are in anguis?

anguis has 3 syllables and divides as an-gu-is under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for anguis?

Close synonyms include genus Anguis. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is anguis a common word?

anguis is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.