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catoblepas

/kəˈtɒblɪpəs/

catoblepas noun: 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.

Noun

catoblepas (plural catoblepae or catoblepones)

  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.
    • Behind them, blindfolded and muzzled, came catoblepones.2019, Joel Puga, The Journeys of the Sorcerer
    • The most obvious curseinflicting monsters that came to mind were Basilisks, Cockatrices, and Catoblepones.2022, Patora Fuyuhara, In Another World With My Smartphone

catoblepas meaning in Thai

catoblepas in Thai

mythological creature
คาโตเบลพาส

Forms of catoblepas

pluralcatoblepae
pluralcatoblepones

Origin of catoblepas

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)).

Questions about catoblepas

What does catoblepas mean?
Catoblepas means 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.
What is catoblepas in Thai?
Catoblepas in Thai is คาโตเบลพาส. See Catoblepas meaning in Thai.
What part of speech is catoblepas?
Catoblepas is a noun.
How do you pronounce catoblepas?
Catoblepas is pronounced /kəˈtɒblɪpəs/.
What is the plural of catoblepas?
The plural of catoblepas is catoblepae.

Words near catoblepas in the dictionary

  1. catnips
  2. Cato
  3. Cato Ridge
  4. CATOBAR
  5. catoblepae
  6. catoblepas
  7. catoblepones
  8. catocala
  9. catocalas
  10. catochus
  11. Catoctin

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