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snakestone的意思

snakestone

['sneikstəun]
  • n. 菊石(据说可汲出蛇毒)

snakestone

英文词源


snakestone (n.)
"fossil ammonite," 1660s, from snake (n.) + stone (n.). So-called from the old popular notion that they were coiled snakes petrified.