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- Ancient Greek · borrowed fromἀσπιδοχελώνη
- English todayaspidochelone
From Ancient Greek ἀσπιδοχελώνη (aspidokhelṓnē).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
aspidochelone
Today it means: A fabled sea creature according to the tradition of the Physiologus and medieval bestiaries, variously described as a large whale or vast sea turtle, and a giant sea monster with huge spines on the ridge of its back. It is often mistaken for an island, enticing unwitting sailors and drowning them. Full definition →
Ancient Greek ἀσπιδοχελώνη