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anguine

American  
[ang-gwin] / ˈæŋ gwɪn /

adjective

  1. pertaining to or resembling a snake.

anguine British  
/ ˈæŋɡwɪn /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or similar to a snake

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Etymology

Origin of anguine

1650–60; < Latin anguīnus pertaining to a snake, equivalent to angu ( is ) snake, serpent + -īnus -ine 1

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