anguineal

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adjective

Like a snake; anguineous

Scrabble 10

Meanings

adjectiveanguineal (comparative more anguineal, superlative most anguineal)

comparative more anguineal · superlative most anguineal

  1. obsoletemathematicsDescribing a certain type of hyperbola that has a snakelike form

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

  1. Latinanguineus
  2. Englishanguineal

From anguine(ous) + -al, from Latin anguineus, from anguin- + -eus, from an earlier form of anguis.

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APA

anguineal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anguineal

MLA

“anguineal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anguineal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anguineal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anguineal.

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