Having serpent-like or snake feet; used in mythology and heraldry to describe creatures with snake tails instead of normal feet.
From Latin 'anguis' (snake) combined with 'ped-' (foot), literally meaning 'snake-footed.' This word appears mainly in historical and mythological texts describing hybrid creatures.
Medieval bestiaries and heraldic traditions loved anguiped creatures—they symbolized danger and the supernatural! You'll see these in medieval manuscripts where dragons and demons are deliberately given snake feet to make them seem more alien and threatening.
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