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- Medieval Latin · borrowed fromdracontopedis
- English todaydraconcopedes
From Medieval Latin dracontopedis, draconcopedis, from Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn, “serpent”) + πούς (poús, “foot, leg”).
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draconcopedes
Today it means: A legendary being with a human head, and sometimes also human arms and a torso, and the rest of the body of a snake. Full definition →
Medieval Latin dracontopedis