noun
1. a British colony in the West Indies
• Derivationally related forms: ↑Anguillan
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑island
• Part Holonyms: ↑West Indies, ↑the Indies
2. type genus of the Anguillidae: eels
• Syn: ↑genus Anguilla
• Hypernyms: ↑fish genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Anguillidae, ↑family Anguillidae
• Member Meronyms: ↑common eel, ↑freshwater eel
Useful english dictionary. 2012.