Najan.

Brit.

/ˈneɪdʒə/,

/ˈneɪjə/,

/ˈnɑːdʒə/,

/ˈnʌɪjə/, U.S.

/ˈneɪdʒə/,

/ˈneɪjə/,

/ˈnɑdʒə/,

/ˈnaɪjə/

Forms: 1700s– Naia, 1700s– Naja.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin naia, naja.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin naia (J. Ray, Synopsis Animalium Quadrupedum (1693) 330), naja (E. Kæmpfer ( Amœnitatum Exoticarum (1712) 565), ultimately < Sanskrit nāga snake (see Naga n.¹), perhaps via Sinhala nayā. Compare French naja (1734; earlier in Middle French as nagha (1525, rare)).

Any of several cobras constituting the genus Naja. Also (now chiefly): the genus itself.Valid publication of the genus name: J. N. Laurentius Specimen Medicum Synopsin Reptilium (1768) 90.

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Naja1753

hooded snake1774

1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. App. (at cited word) Naia, in zoology, the name of a species of Coluber.

1769 T. Pennant Indian Zool. 9/1 You dread the spring of the Tiger, or the mortal bite of the Naja.

1788 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 79 25 I need only mention the Naja, a species well known to be very venomous.

1840 Penny Cycl. XVI. 63/1 A gigantic hooded serpent..which, he remarked, was not a Naja.

1861 R. T. Hulme tr. C. H. Moquin-Tandon Elements Med. Zool. ii. v. i. 259 The Naia or Spectacled Serpents—called also the Hooded Snakes.

1888 Riverside Nat. Hist. III. 377 The fangs of the Naja are long and grooved.

1957 R. L. Ditmars Snakes of World xiii. 166 The Cobras, Naia, range from the arid North coast to the Cape.

1994 C. Berthier tr. R. Bauchot et al. Snakes 61 Dorsal flexion is also used, particularly towards the front of the body, as shown by the Najas' ability to raise their heads by raising the front third of their bodies.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	naja
释义	Najan. Brit. /ˈneɪdʒə/, /ˈneɪjə/, /ˈnɑːdʒə/, /ˈnʌɪjə/, U.S. /ˈneɪdʒə/, /ˈneɪjə/, /ˈnɑdʒə/, /ˈnaɪjə/ Forms: 1700s– Naia, 1700s– Naja. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin naia, naja. Etymology: < post-classical Latin naia (J. Ray, Synopsis Animalium Quadrupedum (1693) 330), naja (E. Kæmpfer ( Amœnitatum Exoticarum (1712) 565), ultimately < Sanskrit nāga snake (see Naga n.¹), perhaps via Sinhala nayā. Compare French naja (1734; earlier in Middle French as nagha (1525, rare)). Any of several cobras constituting the genus Naja. Also (now chiefly): the genus itself.Valid publication of the genus name: J. N. Laurentius Specimen Medicum Synopsin Reptilium (1768) 90. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > types of snake > [noun] > family Elapidae or Najidae > member of Naja1753 hooded snake1774 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. App. (at cited word) Naia, in zoology, the name of a species of Coluber. 1769 T. Pennant Indian Zool. 9/1 You dread the spring of the Tiger, or the mortal bite of the Naja. 1788 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 79 25 I need only mention the Naja, a species well known to be very venomous. 1840 Penny Cycl. XVI. 63/1 A gigantic hooded serpent..which, he remarked, was not a Naja. 1861 R. T. Hulme tr. C. H. Moquin-Tandon Elements Med. Zool. ii. v. i. 259 The Naia or Spectacled Serpents—called also the Hooded Snakes. 1888 Riverside Nat. Hist. III. 377 The fangs of the Naja are long and grooved. 1957 R. L. Ditmars Snakes of World xiii. 166 The Cobras, Naia, range from the arid North coast to the Cape. 1994 C. Berthier tr. R. Bauchot et al. Snakes 61 Dorsal flexion is also used, particularly towards the front of the body, as shown by the Najas' ability to raise their heads by raising the front third of their bodies. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1753
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