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catoblepas

/kəˈtɒblɪpəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cato-blepas
IPA
/kəˈtɒblɪpəs/
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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)).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: catōblepās, κᾰτῶβλεψ

Inflected Forms

catoblepae (plural) catoblepones (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

basilisk gorgon

Questions

How do you pronounce catoblepas?
The recorded pronunciation is /kəˈtɒblɪpəs/.
What does catoblepas mean?
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.
Where does catoblepas come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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