catoblepas

发音

/kəˈtɒblɪpəs/
/kæ-/
/-blɛ-/
/-bliː-/
/-pæs/
/ˌkætoʊˈblɛpəs/
/ˌkætoʊˈbliːpəs/
/-tə-/
/ˈkætoʊblɪpəs/

词形变化

catoblepae 复数 catoblepae catoblepones catoblepones 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A legendary creature from Ethiopia, said to have the body of a Cape buffalo, scales on its back, and the head of a wild boar, which always points downward because of its weight.

词源

Borrowed from Latin catōblepās, from Ancient Greek κᾰτῶβλεψ (kătôbleps), κᾰτωβλέπων (kătōblépōn), κᾰτώβλεπον (kătṓblepon, “down-looker”), from κᾰτᾰβλέπω (kătăblépō, “to look downwards”, from κᾰτᾰ́ (kătắ) + βλέπω (blépō)).

来源：wiktionary