Anguis — meaning in English

English meaning

• hydra noun A many-headed serpent from Greek mythology that grew two new heads whenever one was cut off.
• serpent noun A snake, especially a large or dangerous one, or a snake-like mythical creature.
• snake noun A long, legless reptile that moves by slithering, some species of which are venomous.

Senses

Anguis is used for these senses in English:

• Hydra (constellation) A spring constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a serpent. It lies just south of the zodiac and contains the star Alphard.
• serpent (now, literary) A snake, especially a large or dangerous one.
• snake Any of the suborder Serpentes of legless reptile with long, thin bodies and fork-shaped tongues.

hydra — full definition

1. noun A many-headed serpent from Greek mythology that grew two new heads whenever one was cut off.
2. noun A tiny freshwater animal with a tube-shaped body and tentacles around its mouth, related to jellyfish.
3. noun A problem so tangled and persistent that solving one part of it just causes another part to appear.

serpent — full definition

1. noun A snake, especially a large or dangerous one, or a snake-like mythical creature.
2. noun A cunning or treacherous person.

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