water serpentn.

Brit.

/ˈwɔːtə ˌsəːp(ə)nt/, U.S.

/ˈwɔdər ˌsərpənt/,

/ˈwɑdər ˌsərpənt/

Forms: see water n. and serpent n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., serpent n.

Etymology: < water n. + serpent n. Compare water snake n.In sense 3 after Nahuatl coatli kind of medicinal plant (apparently prepared with water as an infusion), erroneously associated (by Europeans) with cōātl snake.

1. A sea serpent or other mythical aquatic creature. Formerly also: a water snake or sea snake. Cf. Hydrus n. 1.In quot. 1663: a snake-like fish.

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

water addereOE

rinatrixa1398

water snake1527

water serpent1530

sea-adder1601

hydra1608

sea-serpent1672

water viper1737

sea-snake1827

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

water snake1527

water serpent1530

hydra1608

sea-serpent1672

sea-snake1827

Hydrus1838

the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > types of snake > [noun] > family Colubridae > member of genus Natrix > natrix helvetica (ringed snake)

water snake1527

water serpent1530

ringed water snake1668

grass snake1720

ringed snake1776

ring snake1901

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 287/1 Water serpent, couleuure deaue.

1538 T. Elyot Dict. Echidna, a water serpent.

1663 J. Beale Let. 14 Dec. in R. Boyle Corr. (2001) II. 232 The kindnes of a lamprey (which is a kind of water serpent) was of old famous.

1756 tr. J. G. Keyssler Trav. I. 33 Professor Frank, of Frankenau, speaks of a still larger species of water-serpents.

1869 J. Ruskin Queen of Air i. §2 Hercules killed a water-serpent.

1923 D. A. Mackenzie China & Japan (1994) v. 54 When the agricultural mode of life was introduced into China the horned-dragon..became the Osiris water-serpent.

1979 M. Setterwall tr. A. Hultkrantz Relig. Amer. Indians i. iv. 64 The concept of the water serpent appears to be quite extensive, recurring..among the Indians of the Amazon region.

2005 B. Jacques High Rhulain xxvi. 244 It looked like some kind of large water serpent!

2. Astronomy. With capital initials. The southern constellation Hydra (hydra n. 5).Now chiefly as a gloss of the name Hydra.

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the world > the universe > constellation > Southern constellations > [noun] > Hydra

serpent1556

hydra1559

water serpent1599

water snake1838

1599 T. Hill Schoole of Skil i. 23 The image named the Water Serpent, hath 25. stars.

1669 S. Sturmy Mariners Mag. vi. iii. 128 The Water-Serpent hath 15 Stars.

1795 C. Hutton Math. & Philos. Dict. I. 612/1 Hydrus, or Water Serpent, one of the new southern constellations, including only ten stars.

1868 A. Smith Astronomy 61/2 Hydra, the Water Serpent..is a very long constellation, extending over 100 degrees from west to east.

1927 Sci. News Let. 11 209/2 The second of his labors is associated with the neighboring constellation of Hydra, the water serpent.

2012 B. Evans At Home in Space 198 The comet..was..moving slowly north-westward in the constellation of Hydra (the Water Serpent).

†3. A tree or plant native to tropical America which supplies lignum nephriticum (see lignum nephriticum n.). Obsolete. rare.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > aquatic, marsh, and sea-shore plants > [noun] > other aquatic plants

sea-purslane1548

frog-bit1578

heartwort1578

milkwort1578

water dragon1578

water-liverwort1578

water milfoil1578

water radish1578

arrowhead1597

saltwort1597

water archer1597

calla1601

water-rocket1605

sea rocket1611

water archer1617

water chickweed1633

water purslane1633

arsesmart1640

water hyssop1653

water thyme1655

water serpent1659

Myriophyllum1754

least water plantain1756

mud-weed1756

Thalia1756

water-leaf1756

marsh liverwort1760

bastard plantain1762

wool-weed1765

Ruppia1770

goat's foot1773

pipewort1776

blinking chickweed1777

mudwort1789

arrowleaf1805

water-target1814

water willow1814

felwort1816

water shield1817

mermaid weed1822

mud plantain1822

hydrilla1824

blinks1835

crystalwort1846

naiad1846

waterwort1846

arrow weed1848

willow-thorn1857

lattice leaf1866

marsh flower1866

bonnet1869

lattice plant1877

sea-ash1884

alligator weed1887

water parsley1891

water hyacinth1897

lirio1926

neverwet1927

1659 R. Lovell Παμβοτανολογια 541 Water serpent, Coatlis, Aqueus serpens... The infusion thereof in water, drunk, cleanseth the reines and bladder... The wood is called by the Spaniards Lignum nephriticum.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	water serpent
释义	water serpentn. Brit. /ˈwɔːtə ˌsəːp(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˈwɔdər ˌsərpənt/, /ˈwɑdər ˌsərpənt/ Forms: see water n. and serpent n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., serpent n. Etymology: < water n. + serpent n. Compare water snake n.In sense 3 after Nahuatl coatli kind of medicinal plant (apparently prepared with water as an infusion), erroneously associated (by Europeans) with cōātl snake. 1. A sea serpent or other mythical aquatic creature. Formerly also: a water snake or sea snake. Cf. Hydrus n. 1.In quot. 1663: a snake-like fish. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > [noun] > member of (snake) > aquatic water addereOE rinatrixa1398 water snake1527 water serpent1530 sea-adder1601 hydra1608 sea-serpent1672 water viper1737 sea-snake1827 the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > types of snake > [noun] > member of family Hydrophidae water snake1527 water serpent1530 hydra1608 sea-serpent1672 sea-snake1827 Hydrus1838 the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > types of snake > [noun] > family Colubridae > member of genus Natrix > natrix helvetica (ringed snake) water snake1527 water serpent1530 ringed water snake1668 grass snake1720 ringed snake1776 ring snake1901 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 287/1 Water serpent, couleuure deaue. 1538 T. Elyot Dict. Echidna, a water serpent. 1663 J. Beale Let. 14 Dec. in R. Boyle Corr. (2001) II. 232 The kindnes of a lamprey (which is a kind of water serpent) was of old famous. 1756 tr. J. G. Keyssler Trav. I. 33 Professor Frank, of Frankenau, speaks of a still larger species of water-serpents. 1869 J. Ruskin Queen of Air i. §2 Hercules killed a water-serpent. 1923 D. A. Mackenzie China & Japan (1994) v. 54 When the agricultural mode of life was introduced into China the horned-dragon..became the Osiris water-serpent. 1979 M. Setterwall tr. A. Hultkrantz Relig. Amer. Indians i. iv. 64 The concept of the water serpent appears to be quite extensive, recurring..among the Indians of the Amazon region. 2005 B. Jacques High Rhulain xxvi. 244 It looked like some kind of large water serpent! 2. Astronomy. With capital initials. The southern constellation Hydra (hydra n. 5).Now chiefly as a gloss of the name Hydra. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > constellation > Southern constellations > [noun] > Hydra serpent1556 hydra1559 water serpent1599 water snake1838 1599 T. Hill Schoole of Skil i. 23 The image named the Water Serpent, hath 25. stars. 1669 S. Sturmy Mariners Mag. vi. iii. 128 The Water-Serpent hath 15 Stars. 1795 C. Hutton Math. & Philos. Dict. I. 612/1 Hydrus, or Water Serpent, one of the new southern constellations, including only ten stars. 1868 A. Smith Astronomy 61/2 Hydra, the Water Serpent..is a very long constellation, extending over 100 degrees from west to east. 1927 Sci. News Let. 11 209/2 The second of his labors is associated with the neighboring constellation of Hydra, the water serpent. 2012 B. Evans At Home in Space 198 The comet..was..moving slowly north-westward in the constellation of Hydra (the Water Serpent). †3. A tree or plant native to tropical America which supplies lignum nephriticum (see lignum nephriticum n.). Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > aquatic, marsh, and sea-shore plants > [noun] > other aquatic plants sea-purslane1548 frog-bit1578 heartwort1578 milkwort1578 water dragon1578 water-liverwort1578 water milfoil1578 water milfoil1578 water radish1578 arrowhead1597 saltwort1597 water archer1597 calla1601 water-rocket1605 sea rocket1611 water archer1617 water chickweed1633 water purslane1633 arsesmart1640 water hyssop1653 water thyme1655 water serpent1659 Myriophyllum1754 least water plantain1756 mud-weed1756 Thalia1756 water-leaf1756 marsh liverwort1760 bastard plantain1762 wool-weed1765 Ruppia1770 goat's foot1773 pipewort1776 blinking chickweed1777 mudwort1789 arrowleaf1805 water-target1814 water willow1814 felwort1816 water shield1817 mermaid weed1822 mud plantain1822 hydrilla1824 blinks1835 crystalwort1846 naiad1846 waterwort1846 arrow weed1848 willow-thorn1857 lattice leaf1866 marsh flower1866 bonnet1869 lattice plant1877 sea-ash1884 alligator weed1887 water parsley1891 water hyacinth1897 lirio1926 neverwet1927 1659 R. Lovell Παμβοτανολογια 541 Water serpent, Coatlis, Aqueus serpens... The infusion thereof in water, drunk, cleanseth the reines and bladder... The wood is called by the Spaniards Lignum nephriticum. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1530
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