1) Genus anguis 2) Reptile genus 3) Snake, to Ovid 
Anguis, or the slow worm, is a small genus of lizards in the family Anguidae. It has two described species. Slow worms are typically grey-brown, with the females having a coppery sheen and two lateral black stripes, and the males displaying electric blue spots, particularly in the breeding season. They give birth to live young; the young are about...
[n] - type genus of the Anguidae: blindworms
genus Anguis noun type genus of the Anguidae: blindworms