ouroboros
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter "sc" should be a valid script code; the value "polytonic" is not valid. See WT:LOS., a compound of οὐρά (ourá, “tail”) + -βόρος (-bóros, “-devouring”, “-swallowing”), which is derived from the verb βιβρώσκω (bibrṓskō, “to eat up”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ouroboros (plural ouroboroi or ouroboroses)
- (mythology) A serpent, dragon or worm that eats its own tail, a representation of the continuous cycle of life and death.
- A picture or symbol representing this.
Translations
a serpent, dragon or worm who eats its own tail
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