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  • Helicops (snake)
  • Genus of snakes

    valid. Helicops acangussu Moraes-da-Silva, Walterman, Citeli, Sales-Nunes & Curcio, 2022 Helicops angulatus (Linnaeus, 1758) – brown-banded water snake Helicops

    Helicops (snake)

    Helicops (snake)

    Helicops_(snake)

  • Water snake
  • Topics referred to by the same term

    piscator – Asiatic water snake or chequered keelback Helicops (snake) species, including: Helicops angulatus – brown-banded water snake Liophis species, including:

    Water snake

    Water_snake

  • Brown-banded water snake
  • Species of snake

    The brown-banded water snake (Helicops angulatus) is a species of aquatic snake found in tropical South America and Trinidad and Tobago. It is also known

    Brown-banded water snake

    Brown-banded water snake

    Brown-banded_water_snake

  • Helicops
  • Topics referred to by the same term

    Helicops may refer to: Helicops (snake) Helicops (video game) This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Helicops. If an internal

    Helicops

    Helicops

  • Helicops leopardinus
  • Species of snake

    Helicops leopardinus, the leopard keelback, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is endemic to South America, and can be found in Argentina

    Helicops leopardinus

    Helicops leopardinus

    Helicops_leopardinus

  • Helicops apiaka
  • Species of snake

    Helicops apiaka is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is endemic to Brazil, in the state of Mato Grosso. Ortega, A.; Calderón, M.; Silveira

    Helicops apiaka

    Helicops_apiaka

  • Helicops pastazae
  • Species of snake

    (2016). "Helicops pastazae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T15179049A15179095. Retrieved 2 December 2021. Species Helicops pastazae at

    Helicops pastazae

    Helicops_pastazae

  • Helicops petersi
  • Species of snake

    J. (2017). "Helicops petersi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T15179117A15179121. Retrieved 2 December 2021. Species Helicops petersi at The

    Helicops petersi

    Helicops_petersi

  • Helicops acangussu
  • Species of snake

    Helicops acangussu is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is endemic to Brazil, in the state of Rondônia. Species Helicops acangussu at The

    Helicops acangussu

    Helicops_acangussu

  • Helicops danieli
  • Species of snake

    (2015). "Helicops danieli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015 e.T15179004A115353166. Retrieved 2 December 2021. Species Helicops danieli at

    Helicops danieli

    Helicops danieli

    Helicops_danieli

  • Helicops gomesi
  • Species of snake

    Helicops gomesi, also known commonly as the São Paulo keelback and cobra d'água in Brazilian Portuguese, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae

    Helicops gomesi

    Helicops_gomesi

  • Helicops hagmanni
  • Species of snake

    (Helicops hagmanni, p. 114). Species Helicops hagmanni at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org. Rossman DA (1975) Freiberg M (1982). Snakes of

    Helicops hagmanni

    Helicops_hagmanni

  • Helicops boitata
  • Species of snake

    Helicops boitata is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is endemic to the state of Mato Grosso in Brazil. Species Helicops boitata at The Reptile

    Helicops boitata

    Helicops_boitata

  • Helicops trivittatus
  • Species of snake

    Helicops trivittatus, the equatorial keelback, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is found in Brazil. Silveira, A.L.; Prudente, A.L. da

    Helicops trivittatus

    Helicops_trivittatus

  • Helicops tapajonicus
  • Species of snake

    Helicops tapajonicus is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is found in Brazil. Silveira, A.L.; Prudente, A.L. da C.; Argôlo, A.J.S.; Abrahão

    Helicops tapajonicus

    Helicops_tapajonicus

  • Helicops scalaris
  • Species of snake

    J. (2016). "Helicops scalaris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T176811A44950133. Retrieved 2 December 2021. Species Helicops scalaris at

    Helicops scalaris

    Helicops_scalaris

  • Snake
  • Limbless, scaly, elongate reptile

    in daylight. Certain species, such as the annulated sea snake and members of the genus Helicops, have regained significant color vision as an adaptation

    Snake

    Snake

    Snake

  • Helicops nentur
  • Species of snake

    Helicops nentur is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is endemic to Brazil. Species Helicops nentur at The Reptile Database v t e

    Helicops nentur

    Helicops_nentur

  • Helicops yacu
  • Species of snake

    C. (2020). "Helicops yacu". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T15179127A15179131. Retrieved 2 December 2021. Species Helicops yacu at The Reptile

    Helicops yacu

    Helicops_yacu

  • Helicops polylepis
  • Species of snake

    (2019). "Helicops polylepis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T15178890A15178896. Retrieved 2 December 2021. Species Helicops polylepis at

    Helicops polylepis

    Helicops_polylepis

  • Banded snake
  • Topics referred to by the same term

    water snake (Helicops angulatus) Banded cat-eyed snake (Leptodeira annulata) Many-banded tree snake (Boiga multifasciata) White-banded wolf snake (Dinodon

    Banded snake

    Banded_snake

  • Helicops phantasma
  • Species of snake

    Helicops phantasma is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is endemic to Brazil. Species Helicops phantasma at The Reptile Database v t e

    Helicops phantasma

    Helicops_phantasma

  • Helicops infrataeniatus
  • Species of snake

    (2019). "Helicops infrataeniatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T15178734A15178737. Retrieved 2 December 2021. Species Helicops infrataeniatus

    Helicops infrataeniatus

    Helicops infrataeniatus

    Helicops_infrataeniatus

  • Helicops modestus
  • Species of snake

    (2019). "Helicops modestus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T15178878A123739797. Retrieved 2 December 2021. Species Helicops modestus at

    Helicops modestus

    Helicops_modestus

  • Helicops carinicaudus
  • Species of snake

    probably representing Helicops danieli. There are two subspecies: Helicops carinicaudus carinicauda Wied-Neuwied, 1825 Helicops carinicaudus triserialis

    Helicops carinicaudus

    Helicops_carinicaudus

  • Keelback
  • Index of animals with the same common name

    representative, the split keelback, Atretium schistosum Fowlea Hebius Rhabdophis Helicops Herpetoreas Opisthotropis Pseudagkistrodon, a monotypic genus in the Colubridae

    Keelback

    Keelback

  • List of snakes by scientific name
  • Helicops Helicops angulatus Helicops apiaka Helicops carinicaudus Helicops danieli Helicops gomesi Helicops hagmanni Helicops infrataeniatus Helicops

    List of snakes by scientific name

    List_of_snakes_by_scientific_name

  • Mud snake
  • Species of snake

    The mud snake (Farancia abacura) is a species of nonvenomous, semiaquatic, colubrid snake endemic to the southeastern United States. The mud snake usually

    Mud snake

    Mud snake

    Mud_snake

  • List of marine reptiles
  • abacura (Mud snake) Farancia erythrogrammus (Rainbow snake) Helicops Helicops angulatus (Brown-banded water snake) Helicops infrataeniatus Helicops scalaris

    List of marine reptiles

    List_of_marine_reptiles

  • Striped crayfish snake
  • Species of snake

    Plates I-XXVIII. ("Helicops allenii [sic]", p. 275). Conant, Roger; Bridges, William (1939). What Snake Is That? A Field Guide to the Snakes of the United

    Striped crayfish snake

    Striped_crayfish_snake

  • Olive keelback
  • Index of animals with the same common name

    of snake named olive keelback: Atretium schistosum, olive keelback wart snake Trimerodytes percarinatus, species in the subfamily Natricinae Helicops modestus

    Olive keelback

    Olive_keelback

  • Colubridae
  • Family of snakes

    Erythrolamprus Eutrachelophis Farancia Galvarinus Geophis Gomesophis Haitiophis Helicops Heterodon Hydrodynastes Hydromorphus Hydrops Hypsiglena Hypsirhynchus Ialtris

    Colubridae

    Colubridae

    Colubridae

  • List of least concern reptiles
  • Ladder keelback (Helicops scalaris) Equatorial keelback (Helicops trivittatus) Western hognose snake (Heterodon nasicus) Eastern hognose snake (Heterodon platirhinos)

    List of least concern reptiles

    List_of_least_concern_reptiles

  • List of snakes of Colombia
  • snakes) and three families (Anomalepididae, Leptotyphlopidae, Typhlopidae) are within the infraorder Scolecophidia (blind snakes). The largest snake ever

    List of snakes of Colombia

    List_of_snakes_of_Colombia

  • List of reptile genera
  • Genus Haldea Genus Hapsidophrys Genus Hebius Genus Helicops Genus Helophis - Schouteden's sun snake Genus Hemerophis Genus Hemorrhois Genus Herpetoreas

    List of reptile genera

    List_of_reptile_genera

  • List of snakes of Trinidad and Tobago
  • Forty-seven species of snake have been recorded in Trinidad and Tobago, making the snake population of this area the most diverse in the Caribbean. Forty-four

    List of snakes of Trinidad and Tobago

    List of snakes of Trinidad and Tobago

    List_of_snakes_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago

  • Necrophilia
  • Fetish involving sexual attraction to corpses

    American rattlesnake. The prairie rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis) and Helicops carinicauda snake have both been seen attempting to mate with decapitated females

    Necrophilia

    Necrophilia

    Necrophilia

  • Amphibia in the 10th edition of Systema Naturae
  • poecilogyrus Coluber alidras – perhaps Helicops angulatus Coluber buccatus – Homalopsis buccata Coluber angulatus – Helicops angulatus Coluber berus & Coluber

    Amphibia in the 10th edition of Systema Naturae

    Amphibia_in_the_10th_edition_of_Systema_Naturae

  • Hydrops martii
  • Species of snake

    the tribe Hydropsini Zaher et al., 2009, which consists of the genera Helicops, Hydrops, and Pseudoeryx. Hydrops martii may attain a total length (tail

    Hydrops martii

    Hydrops martii

    Hydrops_martii

  • Farancia erytrogramma
  • Species of reptile

    include horn snake, red-lined snake, red-lined horned snake, red-sided snake, sand hog, sand snake, and striped wampum. Dorsally, rainbow snakes have smooth

    Farancia erytrogramma

    Farancia erytrogramma

    Farancia_erytrogramma

  • List of reptiles of Brazil
  • 1918) Helicops angulatus (Linnaeus, 1758) Helicops carinicauda (Wied, 1825) Helicops gomesi Amaral, 1921 Helicops hagmanni Roux, 1910 Helicops infrataeniatus

    List of reptiles of Brazil

    List of reptiles of Brazil

    List_of_reptiles_of_Brazil

  • Limnophis bangweolicus
  • Species of snake

    Limnophis bangweolicus, the eastern striped swamp snake or Bangweulu water snake, is a species of natricine snake found in Zambia, the Democratic Republic of

    Limnophis bangweolicus

    Limnophis bangweolicus

    Limnophis_bangweolicus

  • Pseudoeryx plicatilis
  • Species of snake

    American pond snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. They can reach lengths averaging to 1.27 m (4.2 ft). The body of the snake is flattened

    Pseudoeryx plicatilis

    Pseudoeryx plicatilis

    Pseudoeryx_plicatilis

  • Paraná flooded savanna
  • South American ecoregion

    keelback (Helicops leopardinus) and common green racer (Philodryas aestiva) snakes, Hilaire’s toadhead turtle (Phrynops hilarii) and Argentine snake-necked

    Paraná flooded savanna

    Paraná flooded savanna

    Paraná_flooded_savanna

  • Dipsadinae
  • Subfamily of snakes

    Bonatto, 2009 Hydrodynastes Fitzinger, 1843 Tribe Hydropsini Dowling, 1975 Helicops Wagler, 1828 Hydrops Wagler, 1830 Pseudoeryx Fitzinger, 1826 Tribe Xenodontini

    Dipsadinae

    Dipsadinae

    Dipsadinae

  • Jean Ferdinand Caius
  • French Jesuit priest in India

    chez des colubridés aglyphes. Des genres Tropidonotus Kuhs, Zamenis et Helicops Wagler". Bulletin du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle. 22: 213–218

    Jean Ferdinand Caius

    Jean Ferdinand Caius

    Jean_Ferdinand_Caius

  • James R. Dixon
  • American herpetologist

    Dixon's antosaura Anotosaura vanzolinia Dixon, 1974 – Vanzolini's antosaura Helicops yacu Rossman & Dixon, 1975 – Peru keelback Bachia guianensis Hoogmoed &

    James R. Dixon

    James R. Dixon

    James_R._Dixon

  • Abdem Ramón Lancini Villalaz
  • Venezuelan herpetologist (1934–2007)

    the blind snake Amphisbaena rozei. His new snakes included two colubrid species (genera Atractus and Helicops) and the Peruvian coral snake Micrurus putumayensis

    Abdem Ramón Lancini Villalaz

    Abdem_Ramón_Lancini_Villalaz

  • Xenodontinae
  • Subfamily of snakes

    Elapomorphus Erythrolamprus (includes Liophis and Umbrivaga) Gomesophis Helicops Hydrodynastes Hydrops Hypsirhynchus (includes Darlingtonia) Ialtris Lygophis

    Xenodontinae

    Xenodontinae

    Xenodontinae

  • James A. Peters
  • American herpetologist and zoogeographer

    petrorum, Colostethus jacobuspetersi, Dipsas jamespetersi, Gonatodes petersi, Helicops petersi, Micrurus petersi, Pristimantis petersi, and Tantilla petersi.

    James A. Peters

    James A. Peters

    James_A._Peters

  • List of reptiles of Trinidad and Tobago
  • Erythrolamprus melanotus (Shaw, 1802) Erythrolamprus reginae (Linnaeus, 1758) Helicops angulatus (Linnaeus, 1758) Hydrops triangularis (Wagler, 1824) Imantodes

    List of reptiles of Trinidad and Tobago

    List_of_reptiles_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago

  • Leptodactylus pustulatus
  • Species of frog

    predators such as wolf fish (Hoplias spp.) and the brown-banded water snake (Helicops angulatus). L. pustulatus is a common species; it has a wide range

    Leptodactylus pustulatus

    Leptodactylus_pustulatus

  • Biota of Trinidad and Tobago
  • ashmeadi) and the slug-eating snake (Sibon nebulata). Other interesting Dipsadinae include the water mapepire (Helicops angulatus) a habitat specialist

    Biota of Trinidad and Tobago

    Biota of Trinidad and Tobago

    Biota_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago

  • Campos Novos
  • City in Santa Catarina, Brazil

    (Liophis miliaris), jararaca (Bothrops jararaca), and Brazilian keelback (Helicops infrataeniatus). ‹ The template Historical populations is being considered

    Campos Novos

    Campos Novos

    Campos_Novos

  • List of things named after J. R. R. Tolkien and his works
  • Fernando; Koroiva, Ricardo; Garcia, Paulo C.A. (2016). "A New Species of Helicops (Serpentes: Dipsadidae: Hydropsini) from Southeastern Brazil". Herpetologica

    List of things named after J. R. R. Tolkien and his works

    List_of_things_named_after_J._R._R._Tolkien_and_his_works

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  • Hillian
  • Surname or Lastname

    English (of Norman origin)

    Hillian

    English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Helléan in Brittany, France. The name was taken to England by Tihel de Helion, who after the Norman conquest gave his name to the manor of Helions Bumpstead in Essex.

    Hillian

  • ÆTHON
  • Male

    Greek

    ÆTHON

    (Αἴθων) Greek myth name of one of the horses of the sun god Helios, ÆTHON means "burning, fiery."

    ÆTHON

  • HELIOS
  • Male

    Greek

    HELIOS

    (Ἥλιος) Greek name HELIOS means "sun." In mythology, this is the name of a sun god.

    HELIOS

  • Helike
  • Girl/Female

    Greek

    Helike

    From Helicon.

    Helike

  • AMETHEA
  • Female

    Greek

    AMETHEA

    Greek name AMETHEA means "no loiterer." In mythology, this is the name of one of the horses of the sun god Helios.

    AMETHEA

  • Clytie
  • Girl/Female

    Greek

    Clytie

    Mythological water nymph who loved the sun god Helios. She was changed into a sunflower and now...

    Clytie

  • Goodrum
  • Surname or Lastname

    English (mainly Norfolk)

    Goodrum

    English (mainly Norfolk) : from an Old Norse personal name which Reaney identifies as Guðormr, a compound of guð ‘god’ + ormr ‘snake’, ‘serpent’, but which could be Guðþormr, a compound of guð ‘god’ + þormr ‘to respect or honor’, ‘to spare’.

    Goodrum

  • Helios
  • Boy/Male

    Greek

    Helios

    God of the sun.

    Helios

  • Phani | பநீ
  • Boy/Male

    Tamil

    Phani | பநீ

    Snake

    Phani | பநீ

  • Nageshwaran | நாகேஷ்வரண
  • Boy/Male

    Tamil

    Nageshwaran | நாகேஷ்வரண

    Lord snake

    Nageshwaran | நாகேஷ்வரண

  • Helice
  • Girl/Female

    Greek

    Helice

    From Helicon.

    Helice

  • Nagnath | நாகநாத 
  • Boy/Male

    Tamil

    Nagnath | நாகநாத 

    Snake, The king of serpents, A serpent chief

    Nagnath | நாகநாத 

  • Nagarathna | நாகரதநா
  • Boy/Male

    Tamil

    Nagarathna | நாகரதநா

    Snakes diamond

    Nagarathna | நாகரதநா

  • TITAN
  • Male

    Greek

    TITAN

    (Τῑτάν) According to Diodoros, the Titans were named after their mother Titaia, TITAN means "fire; to burn." Hesiod derives the name from titaino, "straining." In Greek mythology, this is the name of a sun god, the brother of Helios, and the name of a race of giants. It is also the name of the largest moon of the planet Saturn.

    TITAN

  • Lins
  • Surname or Lastname

    German

    Lins

    German : from Middle High German lins(e) ‘lentil’, presumably a metonymic occupational nickname for a grower of lentils.German : from a short form of a Germanic personal name formed with Old High German lint ‘snake’ or linta ‘linden tree’, ‘shield’.English (Staffordshire) : unexplained. Possibly a variant of Lynes.Latvian : possibly from lins ‘flax’.

    Lins

  • Nagaraju | நாகராஜு 
  • Boy/Male

    Tamil

    Nagaraju | நாகராஜு 

    King of snakes

    Nagaraju | நாகராஜு 

  • Nagarjun | நாகார்ஜுந
  • Boy/Male

    Tamil

    Nagarjun | நாகார்ஜுந

    Best among the snakes

    Nagarjun | நாகார்ஜுந

  • Drake
  • Surname or Lastname

    English

    Drake

    English : from the Old English byname Draca, meaning ‘snake’ or ‘dragon’, Middle English Drake, or sometimes from the Old Norse cognate Draki. Both are common bynames and, less frequently, personal names. Both the Old English and the Old Norse forms are from Latin draco ‘snake’, ‘monster’ (see Dragon).English and Dutch : from Middle English drake, Middle Dutch drāke ‘male duck’ (from Middle Low German andrake), hence a nickname for someone with some fancied resemblance to a drake, or perhaps a habitational name for someone who lived at a house distinguished by the sign of a drake.North German : nickname from Low German drake ‘dragon’ (see Drach 1).

    Drake

  • Phaethon
  • Boy/Male

    Australian, Greek

    Phaethon

    Son of Helios

    Phaethon

  • ABRAXAS
  • Male

    Greek

    ABRAXAS

    Greek myth name of one of the horses belonging to the sun god Helios. It is also the name of a demon of lies and deceit. The letters of the name add up to 365, the number of days in the year. It has been found in Greek magical texts and may be related to the word abracadabra which may derive from Aramaic avra kedabra, ABRAXAS means "I will create as I speak."

    ABRAXAS

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  • Habakkuk
  • Boy/Male

    Biblical, British, Christian, English, Hebrew

    Habakkuk

    He that Embraces; A Wrestler

  • Pauee
  • Girl/Female

    British, English

    Pauee

    Cute

  • BABIECA
  • Male

    Spanish

    BABIECA

    Spanish name BABIECA means "a simpleton; stupid." This was the name of the white Andalusian steed belonging to El Cid. According to legend, Babieca was frail and wild and when El Cid chose her, his godfather exclaimed "Babieca!" and so this became his name. But Babieca was not stupid; he became a great and famous warhorse and El Cid loved him so much he requested that he be buried with him in the monastery of San Pedro de Cardena. Unfortunately, his wish was not granted; instead Babieca was buried before the gate of the monastery and two elms were planted to mark the site.

  • Pallas
  • Surname or Lastname

    German (of Slavic origin)

    Pallas

    German (of Slavic origin) : from a pet form of the personal name Pavel or Paweł, respectively the Czech and Polish forms of Paul, or from a Sorbian cognate.German (of Slavic origin) : nickname for a small man, from Slavic palac ‘thumb’.Irish : MacLysaght ascribes the origin of this surname in Ireland to the arrival there in the 15th century of a Lombard family of bankers named de Palatio.English : from Old French palis, paleis ‘palisade’, ‘fence’, hence a topographic name for someone who lived by a palisade or a metonymic occupational name for a maker of fences.English : possibly a metonymic occupational name for someone who worked at a palace (bishop’s, archbishop’s, or royal), from Old French, Middle English palais, paleis.English : metonymic occupational name for a worker at a straw stack, from Old French paille ‘straw’ + Middle English hous ‘house’.Greek : ornamental name or nickname from Albanian pallë ‘sword’.Catalan (Pallàs) : variant spelling of Pallars, a regional name from the Catalan district of Pallars, in the Pyrenees.

  • Maja
  • Girl/Female

    Arabic, Australian, Danish, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Latin, Polish, Slovenia, Swedish

    Maja

    Sea of Bitterness; Rebelliousness Wished for Child; Nurse; Great; Great Mother

  • JOSÉPHINE
  • Female

    French

    JOSÉPHINE

    French form of Latin Josephina, JOSÉPHINE means "(God) shall add (another son)." 

  • Hridayi
  • Girl/Female

    Indian, Sanskrit

    Hridayi

    Heart; Heart Felt

  • Yashovardhana
  • Boy/Male

    Hindu

    Yashovardhana

    One who improve your glory

  • Almer
  • Boy/Male

    English

    Almer

    Infamous.

  • CHALICE
  • Female

    English

    CHALICE

    English name derived from the word, chalice, from Latin calix, CHALICE means "cup."

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  • Helicon
  • n.

    A mountain in Boeotia, in Greece, supposed by the Greeks to be the residence of Apollo and the Muses.

  • Helicoid
  • n.

    A warped surface which may be generated by a straight line moving in such a manner that every point of the line shall have a uniform motion in the direction of another fixed straight line, and at the same time a uniform angular motion about it.

  • Pegasus
  • n.

    A winged horse fabled to have sprung from the body of Medusa when she was slain. He is noted for causing, with a blow of his hoof, Hippocrene, the inspiring fountain of the Muses, to spring from Mount Helicon. On this account he is, in modern times, associated with the Muses, and with ideas of poetic inspiration.

  • Snakeweed
  • n.

    The Virginia snakeroot. See Snakeroot.

  • Nyentek
  • n.

    A carnivorous mannual (Helictis moscatus, or H. orientalis), native of Eastern Asia and the Indies. It has a dorsal white stripe, and another one across the shoulders. It has a strong musky odor.

  • Teledu
  • n.

    An East Indian carnivore (Mydaus meliceps) allied to the badger, and noted for the very offensive odor that it emits, somewhat resembling that of a skunk. It is a native of the high mountains of Java and Sumatra, and has long, silky fur. Called also stinking badger, and stinkard.

  • Helicine
  • a.

    Curled; spiral; helicoid; -- applied esp. to certain arteries of the penis.

  • Heliconian
  • a.

    Of or pertaining to Helicon.

  • Snakestone
  • n.

    An ammonite; -- so called from its form, which resembles that of a coiled snake.

  • Phaethon
  • n.

    The son of Helios (Phoebus), that is, the son of light, or of the sun. He is fabled to have obtained permission to drive the chariot of the sun, in doing which his want of skill would have set the world on fire, had he not been struck with a thunderbolt by Jupiter, and hurled headlong into the river Po.

  • Hippocrene
  • n.

    A fountain on Mount Helicon in Boeotia, fabled to have burst forth when the ground was struck by the hoof of Pegasus. Also, its waters, which were supposed to impart poetic inspiration.

  • Helicoid
  • a.

    Spiral; curved, like the spire of a univalve shell.

  • Helices
  • pl.

    of Helix

  • Snake's-head
  • n.

    The Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.

  • Stalk
  • n.

    An ornament in the Corinthian capital resembling the stalk of a plant, from which the volutes and helices spring.

  • Helicoid
  • a.

    Shaped like a snail shell; pertaining to the Helicidae, or Snail family.

  • Helicoidal
  • a.

    Same as Helicoid.