adjectiveanguĭ-tĕnensANGVI-TENENS☆ KeepMeaningserpent-holdingLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879ANGUITENENSLEWIS & SHORTANGUITENENSanguĭ-tĕnens, entis, adj. anguis-teneo, I. serpent-holding; hence, subst., the constellation, = anguifer, transl. of the Gr. Ὀφιοῦχος, Serpent-bearer, Cic. N. D. 2, 42; Manil. 5, 384.Read the whole entry