pnigalion

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A nocturnal monster in Ancient Greece that would choke its victims; incubus; nightmare.

    历史 不可数
  2. 2.

    sleep paralysis; nightmare

    古体 不可数 医学

词源

From New Latin pnīgalion, from Ancient Greek πνῑγαλίων (pnīgalíōn, “nightmare”), from πνῑ́γω (pnī́gō, “to throttle, strangle”).

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