cenchris

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

cenchris, ĭdis, = κεγχρίς.

I Fem. , a kind of hawk , Plin. 10, 52, 73, § 143 sq.; 29, 6, 38, § 127.—

II Masc. (cf. Passow under κεγχρίας), a kind of spotted serpent , Plin. 20, 22, 90, § 245 (acc. cenchrim); Luc. 9, 712.