hypnalis

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noun

legendary asp said to kill people by making them go in an endless sleep or by attacking them in their sleep.

OriginMedieval Latin ypnalis ← Ancient Greek ὕπνος →
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Meanings

nounhypnalis (plural hypnalises)

plural hypnalises

  1. mediaeval folklorelegendary asp said to kill people by making them go in an endless sleep or by attacking them in their sleep.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekὕπνος“sleep”
  2. Medieval Latinypnalis
  3. Englishhypnalis

From Medieval Latin ypnalis, ipnalis, from Ancient Greek ὕπνος (húpnos, “sleep”).

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Anagrams

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Chicago

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