henatricen.

Brit.

/ˈhɛnətrʌɪs/,

/ˈhɛnətrᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈhɛnətrəs/,

/ˈhɛnəˌtraɪs/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hen n.¹, cockatrice n.

Etymology: Punningly < hen n.¹ + -atrice (in cockatrice n.), reflecting folk-etymological identification of the first syllable of that word with cock n.¹ and substitution of the equivalent term for female birds.

Chiefly humorous. rare.

A female cockatrice (cockatrice n.).

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > [noun] > member of (snake) > mythological

cockatricea1382

henatrice1840

rainbow serpent1926

1840 P. Leigh Comic Eng. Gram. ii. iii. 54 We have heard it said, that every Jack has his Jill. That may be; but it is by no means true that every cock has his hen; for there is a..Cock-atrice, but no Hen-atrice [etc.].

a1843 R. Southey Doctor (1847) VI. 366 It is affirmed that there is no female Basilisk, that is, no Henatrice, the Cock laying only male eggs.

1911 Cent. Mag. Apr. 162 O Cockatrice, were you so mean, what must the Henatrice have been!

1982 P. Anthony Ogre, Ogre ii. 21 Prince Dor had had a problem with a basilisk that was a cockatrice. Dor had sent news of a baleful henatrice, and the cock-lizard had hurried off at a swift crawl to find her.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	henatrice
释义	henatricen. Brit. /ˈhɛnətrʌɪs/, /ˈhɛnətrᵻs/, U.S. /ˈhɛnətrəs/, /ˈhɛnəˌtraɪs/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hen n.¹, cockatrice n. Etymology: Punningly < hen n.¹ + -atrice (in cockatrice n.), reflecting folk-etymological identification of the first syllable of that word with cock n.¹ and substitution of the equivalent term for female birds. Chiefly humorous. rare. A female cockatrice (cockatrice n.). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > [noun] > member of (snake) > mythological cockatricea1382 henatrice1840 rainbow serpent1926 1840 P. Leigh Comic Eng. Gram. ii. iii. 54 We have heard it said, that every Jack has his Jill. That may be; but it is by no means true that every cock has his hen; for there is a..Cock-atrice, but no Hen-atrice [etc.]. a1843 R. Southey Doctor (1847) VI. 366 It is affirmed that there is no female Basilisk, that is, no Henatrice, the Cock laying only male eggs. 1911 Cent. Mag. Apr. 162 O Cockatrice, were you so mean, what must the Henatrice have been! 1982 P. Anthony Ogre, Ogre ii. 21 Prince Dor had had a problem with a basilisk that was a cockatrice. Dor had sent news of a baleful henatrice, and the cock-lizard had hurried off at a swift crawl to find her. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1840
随便看	salt glaze salt grass salt hay salt holder salt horse rustles rustless rustless steel rustling rustlingly rustlings rustly rustpreventing rustproof rustproofed rustproofer rustproofest rustprooffer rustprooffest rustproofing rustproofs rustre rustred rustres rustresistant