| 释义 |
† cordyl Obs.
[ad. Gr. κορδύλ-ος water-newt.]
An old book-name of the water-newt, or some allied animal; now applied to a genus of lizards (Cordylus).
1607Topsell Serpents (1653) 681 Of the Cordil..I finde some difference about the nature of this living creature..whether it be a Serpent or a Fish. 1774Goldsm. Nat. Hist. (1862) II. ii. iv. 402 The Cordyle, the Tockay, the Tejuguacu. |