Lachesis

Translingual mul Proper noun 1 f genus family Viperidae bushmasters, of the Neotropics, from Costa Rica to Bolivia and Brazil Hypernyms genus ; Crotalinae subfamily subfamily Hyponyms genus Lachesis muta species (South American bushmaster), Lachesis stenophrys species (Central American bushmaster), Lachesis melanocephala species (black-headed bushmaster), Lachesis acrochorda species (Chocoan bushmaster) species References Lachesis (genus) 1 1 English + (mythology) Etymology From en grc Λάχεσις. Pronunciation en /ˈlækɪsɪs/ Proper noun en Greek god One of the three Fates (Moirai), daughter of Zeus and Themis; the measurer of each thread of life. Her Roman equivalent is Decima. And if it were asked how it is known that the pocket in which Erskine kept this key was sewn on to the front of his underhose, the answer to that would be this, that one day when Erskine was doing his number one against a bush, Watt, who as Lachesis would have it was doing his number one too against the same bush, but on the other side, caught a glimpse, through the bush, for it was a deciduous bush, of the key, gleaming among the flap buttons. Derived terms en lachesism Translations one of the Fates Bulgarian: bg Лахезис f Finnish: fi Lakhesis Greek: Ancient Greek: grc Λάχεσις f Italian: it Lachesi f Marathi: mr लॅकिसिस f Portuguese: pt Láquesis Noun - en homeopathy The venom of Lachesis muta species (South Anerican bushmaster snake), used to treat various conditions. Derived terms Lachesian Anagrams en acehilss clashies en Gods