anguis

English Thesaurus

1. type genus of the Anguidae: blindworms (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	reptile genus,
definition	:	a genus of reptiles (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	anguis fragilis, blindworm, slowworm,
definition	:	small burrowing legless European lizard with tiny eyes; popularly believed to be blind (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	anguidae, family anguidae,
definition	:	alligator lizards (noun.animal)