† ophiocephaleadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek ὀϕιοκέϕαλος.

Etymology: < Byzantine Greek ὀϕιοκέϕαλος < Hellenistic Greek ὀϕιο- ophio- comb. form + ancient Greek κεϕαλή head (see cephalo- comb. form). Compare French ophicéphale, noun (1803).

Obsolete. rare.

Having the head of a serpent.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > [adjective] > having snake head or heads

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ophiocephale1608

1608 E. Topsell Hist. Serpents 24 Some of the Heathen, had their Ophiocephale beasts with Serpents heads, which they did worship.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online September 2019).

单词	ophiocephale
释义	† ophiocephaleadj. Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek ὀϕιοκέϕαλος. Etymology: < Byzantine Greek ὀϕιοκέϕαλος < Hellenistic Greek ὀϕιο- ophio- comb. form + ancient Greek κεϕαλή head (see cephalo- comb. form). Compare French ophicéphale, noun (1803). Obsolete. rare. Having the head of a serpent. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > [adjective] > having snake head or heads two-headed1596 ophiocephale1608 1608 E. Topsell Hist. Serpents 24 Some of the Heathen, had their Ophiocephale beasts with Serpents heads, which they did worship. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < adj.1608
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