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单词 uraeus
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
u•rae•us  (yŏŏ rē′əs),USA pronunciation n., pl. -us•es. 
  1. Archaeology, Eastern Religionsthe sacred asp as represented upon the headdress of divinities and royal personages of ancient Egypt, usually directly over the forehead, as an emblem of supreme power.
  • Late Greek ouraîos, perh. based ultimately on Egyptian y‘rt cobra, altered by association with Greek ouraîos of the tail; see uro-2
  • Neo-Latin
  • 1825–35

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
uraeus /jʊˈriːəs/ n ( pl -uses)
  1. the sacred serpent represented on the headdresses of ancient Egyptian kings and gods
Etymology: 19th Century: from New Latin, from Greek ouraios, from Egyptian uro asp
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