Etymology

rinatrix

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Today it means: A type of water snake formerly thought to poison water. Full definition →

First used 14th–19th c.Late Latin rinatrix
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  1. Late Latin · derived fromrinatrix
  2. English todayrinatrix

From Late Latin rinatrix (in Bartholomaeus Anglicus), apparently a misreading of Lucan 9.720 et natrix (“and the water snake”).

First known use, by meaning

  • 14th–19th c. A type of water snake formerly thought to poison water.

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