单词 | cenchris |
释义 | † ˈcenchrine, cenchris Obs. [ad. Gr. κεγχρίνης, κεγχρίς, L. cenchris, f. κέγχρος millet.] A kind of snake mentioned by the ancients: ‘a serpent with millet-like protuberances on the skin’ (Liddell & Scott). (Hence, in mod. Zool., Cenchrina, a genus of the Rattlesnake family.)
1608Topsell Serpents 743 Of the Millet or Cenchrine. 1627May Lucan ix. 819 The Cenchris..Whose speckled belly with nine spots is dect. |

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