Anguilla
See also: anguilla
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Anguilla f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Anguillidae – typical freshwater eels.
Hypernyms edit
- (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 edit
- (genus): Anguilla anguilla (European eel) - type species
- Anguilla japonica (Japanese eel) - other species
References edit
- 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
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin anguilla (“eel”), from an uncertain Romance language original. The name of the island refers to its elongated shape.
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Proper noun edit
Anguilla
- An archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, in the Caribbean Sea.
- 2020, Dylan Taylor-Lehman, Sealand: The True Story of the World's Most Stubborn Micronation[1], Icon Books, →ISBN:
- In the late 1990s, the tiny Caribbean nation of Anguilla was home to an interesting cluster of expatriates. With its nonexistent taxes and incredible beaches, it was the perfect place for self-employed computer geeks to develop projects during the dot-com boom.
- 2024 March 22, Emma Bubola, “The A.I. Boom Makes Millions for an Unlikely Industry Player: Anguilla”, in The New York Times[2]:
- With companies wanting internet addresses that communicate they are at the forefront of the A.I. boom — like Elon Musk’s X.ai website for his artificial intelligence company — Anguilla has recently received a huge influx in requests for domain names.
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British overseas territory in the Caribbean
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See also edit
- Appendix:Countries of the world
- Anguilla on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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Italian edit
Proper noun edit
Anguilla f
- Anguilla (an archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, in the Caribbean Sea)
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Anguilla
- (Jersey) Anguilla (an archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, in the Caribbean Sea)
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Proper noun edit
Anguilla f
- Alternative form of Anguila; Anguilla (an archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, in the Caribbean Sea)
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin anguilla (“eel”), from an uncertain Romance language original.
Proper noun edit
Anguilla n (genitive Anguillas)
- Anguilla (an archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, in the Caribbean Sea)
Related terms edit
- anguillansk (“Anguillan”, adjective)
- anguillan c (“Anguillan male”)