Anguilla

Anguilla
Anguilla Anguilla n. 1. a British colony, comprising an island in the Caribbean Sea, east of Puerto Rico, with a total area of 91 sq km. Its population in 1996 was estimated at 10,424. The official language is English. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

2. 1 the type genus of the Anguillidae: eels.

Syn: genus {Anguilla}. [WordNet 1.5]


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  • Anguilla — (del lat. «anguilla»; ant. y usado aún en Hond. y Nic.) f. Anguila. * * * anguilla. (Del lat. anguilla). f. Hond. anguila (ǁ pez). * * * ► Isla de las Pequeñas Antillas en el Caribe, grupo de Barlovento, dependencia británica, con autonomía… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • anguilla — s.f. [lat. anguilla, da anguis serpente ]. (zool.) [pesce osseo anguillide catadromo (Anguilla anguilla )] ▶◀ [di grosse dimensioni] capitone, [giovane] Ⓖ (region.) ciriola …   Enciclopedia Italiana

  • ANGUILLA — Hebr. Gap desc: Hebrew, pinnas habet, squamis tamen caret, unde immunda olim ex lege, Levitic. c. 11. v. 9, 10. Vide Bechart. Hieroz. Part. prior. l. 1. c. 6. Non aliorum piscium, quam Anguillarum, et quidem fluviatilium, non lacustrium, in L.… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • Anguilla — Anguilla, MS U.S. town in Mississippi Population (2000): 907 Housing Units (2000): 320 Land area (2000): 1.043991 sq. miles (2.703924 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.043991 sq. miles (2.703924… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Anguilla, MS — U.S. town in Mississippi Population (2000): 907 Housing Units (2000): 320 Land area (2000): 1.043991 sq. miles (2.703924 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.043991 sq. miles (2.703924 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • anguilla — (Del lat. anguilla). f. Hond. anguila (ǁ pez) …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • Anguilla [1] — Anguilla (A. Cuv.), Untergattung der Gattung Muraena (Aal), daran erkenntlich, daß die Rückenflosse erst auf dem letzten Drittheil des Rückens beginnt; Art: der Flußaal (A. fluviatilis) …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

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