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Definition: Anguidae


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. Alligator lizards.[Wordnet].
Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.		Top

Common Expressions: Anguidae

Expressions	Definition
Family Anguidae	Alligator lizards. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
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Extended Definition: Anguidae

Anguidae

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Infraorder:	Anguimorpha
Family:	Anguidae

Genera

Anguis
Ophisaurus (glass lizards)
Pseudopus
Celestus
Diploglossus
Ophiodes
Abronia
Barisia
Coloptychon
Elgaria
Gerrhonotus
Mesaspis

A family of lizards commonly known as slowworms (British) or glass lizards (American) in English. A number of anguids lack legs, giving them the appearance of small snakes, but not all.

Classification

Family Anguidae

Subfamily Anguinae
- Genus Anguis
- Genus Ophisaurus (glass lizards)
- Genus Pseudopus
Subfamily Diploglossinae
- Genus Celestus
- Genus Diploglossus
- Genus Ophiodes
Subfamily Gerrhonotinae
- Genus Abronia
- Genus Barisia
- Genus Coloptychon
- Genus Elgaria
- Genus Gerrhonotus
- Genus Mesaspis

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Anguidae". Image Credit.
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Topics by Level of Interest: Anguidae
Topics sorted by level of Interest	Level (1=low, 600=high)	Topics sorted Alphabetically	Level (1=low, 600=high)
Anguidae	4	Anguidae	4
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Synonyms: Anguidae
Position	Synonyms (sorted by strength)
Expression	alligator lizards, family Anguidae.
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Computed Synonyms: Anguidae

Rank	Intensity	Word	Synonyms	Synonyms of synonym
1	1.1094	Anguidae	sidle	sneak, slink, creep, edge, skulk
2	1.0093	Anguidae	snuck	to sneak, sneak, snuff, sneaking, sneaked or snuck
3	1.0093	Anguidae	sneak	steal, creep, pick, nip, sneaking
4	1.0092	Anguidae	skulk	lurk, hide, sneak, slink, shirk
5	1.0092	Anguidae	slink	sneak, creep, slip, steal, lurk
6	1.0092	Anguidae	grovel	creep, crawl, cringe, groveling, slither
7	1.0092	Anguidae	slunk	slink, crept, sneaked, slank, to slink
8	1.0091	Anguidae	tiptoed	tipped, toed, safed, stalked, sneaked
9	1.0091	Anguidae	crawl	creep, grovel, drag, heave, pull
10	1.0091	Anguidae	Crowl	crawl, grovel, crept, creep, to creep
11	1.0091	Anguidae	crept	creep, groveled, crawl, sneaked, truckled
12	1.0091	Anguidae	creep	crawl, drag, dragging, to creep, slither
Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100.					Top

Computed Synonyms via Expressions: Anguidae

Rank	Intensity	Word	Synonyms	Synonyms of synonym
1	1.1094	Anguidae	to sidle	to sneak, to meander, sneak
2	1.1092	Anguidae	to tiptoe	tiptoe, to sneak, to skulk
3	1.0091	Anguidae	to creep	creep, run, slither
4	1.0091	Anguidae	to weasel	to sneak, to creep, to tiptoe
Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100.					Top

Translations: Anguidae

Language	Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Deutsch	Schleichen (sneak, creep, slink, skulk, sidle). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, Anguidae. (volunteer & more translations)
Dutch	Anguidae (Anguidae). Additional references: Dutch, Netherlands, Aruba, Anguidae. (volunteer & more translations)
German	Schleichen (sneak, creep, slink, skulk, sidle). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, Anguidae. (volunteer & more translations)
High German	Schleichen (sneak, creep, slink, skulk, sidle). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, Anguidae. (volunteer & more translations)
Hochdeutsch	Schleichen (sneak, creep, slink, skulk, sidle). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, Anguidae. (volunteer & more translations)
Source: Eve, based on a combination of meta analysis and graph theory (for near and back translations).		Top

Language	Translations for “Anguidae” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Pig Latin	Anguidaeway (Anguidae). Additional references: Pig Latin, Anguidae. (volunteer)
Terran B	Snuidcee (Anguidae). Additional references: Terran B, Anguidae. (volunteer)
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Definition: Anguidae

Common Expressions: Anguidae

Extended Definition: Anguidae

Anguidae

Classification

Topics by Level of Interest: Anguidae

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