Anguilla

Anguilla

See also: anguilla

Translingual

Anguilla anguilla, the European eel

Etymology

From Latin anguilla (“eel”).

Proper noun

Anguilla f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Anguillidae – typical freshwater eels.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Actinopterygii - superclass; Teleostei - class; Elopomorpha - superorder; Anguilliformes - order; Anguilloidei - suborder; Anguillidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Anguilla anguilla (European eel) - type species
  • Anguilla japonica (Japanese eel) - other species

References

• Anguilla (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Anguilla on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Anguilla (genus) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Anguilla at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Anguilla at AnimalBase
• Anguilla at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Anguilla at World Register of Marine Species

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin anguilla (“eel”), from an uncertain Romance language original. The name of the island refers to its elongated shape.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æŋˈɡwɪ.lə/
• Hyphenation: An‧guil‧la
• Rhymes: -ɪlə

Proper noun

Anguilla

1. An archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, in the Caribbean Sea.

Derived terms

• Anguillan
• Anguilla Channel
• Republic of Anguilla
• Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla

Related terms

• Anguillita

Translations

British overseas territory in the Caribbean

Arabic: أَنْغِيلَا‎ f (ʾanḡīlā), أَنْجْوِيلَا‎ f (ʾangwīlā) Breton: Anguilla Bulgarian: Ангила (Angila) Chinese: Mandarin: 安圭拉 (zh) (Anguīlā) Danish: Anguilla Dutch: Anguilla (nl) Esperanto: Angvilo, Angilo Finnish: Anguilla (fi) French: Anguilla (fr) Galician: Anguila (gl) Georgian: ანგილია (angilia) German: Anguilla (de) Greek: Ανγκουίλα (el) f (Angkouíla) Hebrew: אַנְגּװְלָה‎ (Anguela) Hungarian: Anguilla (hu) Interlingua: Anguilla Italian: Anguilla (it) Japanese: アンギラ (Angira) Korean: 앙길라 (Anggilla) Latvian: Angiļa f Macedonian: Анги́лја f (Angílja) Maltese: Angulja Norman: Anguilla (Jersey) Polish: Anguilla (pl) Portuguese: Anguila (pt) Romanian: Anguila f Russian: Анги́лья (ru) f (Angílʹja) Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: Ангвила f Roman: Angvila f Spanish: Anguila (es) Swedish: Anguilla (sv) Thai: แองกวิลลา (ɛng-gwil-lâa) Turkish: Anguilla (tr) Ukrainian: Ангі́лья (uk) (Anhílʹja), Анґі́лья (Angílʹja)

See also

• Appendix:Countries of the world
• Anguilla on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• alingual, unialgal

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Italian

Proper noun

Anguilla f

1. Anguilla (an archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, in the Caribbean Sea)

Anagrams

• allungai

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Norman

Proper noun

Anguilla

1. (Jersey) Anguilla (an archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, in the Caribbean Sea)

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Portuguese

Proper noun

Anguilla f

1. Alternative form of Anguila; Anguilla (an archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, in the Caribbean Sea)

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Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin anguilla (“eel”), from an uncertain Romance language original.

Proper noun

Anguilla n (genitive Anguillas)

1. Anguilla (an archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, in the Caribbean Sea)

Related terms

• anguillansk (“Anguillan”, adjective)
• anguillan c (“Anguillan male”)