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单词 anguipede
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anguipedeadj.

Brit. /ˈaŋɡwᵻpiːd/, U.S. /ˈæŋɡwəˌpid/
Forms: 1800s anguiped, 1800s– anguipede.
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin anguiped-, anguipēs.
Etymology: < classical Latin anguiped-, anguipēs snake-footed, serpent-footed < anguis serpent (see anguine adj.) + pēs foot (see -ped comb. form).Compare French anguipède (1832).
Having feet or legs in the form of serpents.Frequently with reference to the giants of Greek mythology, or to a divinity having the head of a cock and serpents in place of legs.
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anguipede1878
1878 Brit. Mus.: Acct. Income & Expenditure 16 in Parl. Papers (H.C. 159) LX. 593 Among the subjects represented are Artemis Persikè, an anguipede giant.
1894 Biblia 6 259 Contests of anguiped giants with Centaurs.
1908 C. H. Smith & C. A. Hutton Catal. Antiq. W. F. Cook 48 The Supreme God is represented as an anguipede divinity with a cock's head and human body.
1969 A. L. F. Rivet Rom. Villa in Brit. 104 Four anguipede titans.
2007 Jrnl. Egyptian Archaeol. 93 263 A marble stele showing the apotheosis or epiphany of an anguipede Dionysos, accompanied by a child-god.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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