"catoblepas" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: /kaˈtoː.ble.paːs/ [Classical-Latin], [käˈt̪oːbɫ̪ɛpäːs̠] [Classical-Latin], /kaˈto.ble.pas/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [käˈt̪ɔːblepäs] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek κᾰτῶβλεψ (kătôbleps), κᾰτωβλέπων (kătōblépōn), κᾰτώβλεπον (kătṓblepon, “down-looker”), from κᾰτᾰβλέπω (kătăblépō, “to look downwards”, from κᾰτᾰ́ (kătắ) + βλέπω (blépō)). Etymology templates: {{bor|la|grc|κᾰτῶβλεψ}} Ancient Greek κᾰτῶβλεψ (kătôbleps), {{af|grc|κᾰτᾰ́|βλέπω|nocat=1}} κᾰτᾰ́ (kătắ) + βλέπω (blépō) Head templates: {{la-noun|catōblepās<1>}} catōblepās m (genitive catōblepae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|catōblepās<1>}} Forms: catōblepās [canonical, masculine], catōblepae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], catōblepās [nominative, singular], catōblepae [nominative, plural], catōblepae [genitive, singular], catōblepārum [genitive, plural], catōblepae [dative, singular], catōblepīs [dative, plural], catōblepān [accusative, singular], catōblepās [accusative, plural], catōblepā [ablative, singular], catōblepīs [ablative, plural], catōblepā [singular, vocative], catōblepae [plural, vocative]
  1. A type of horned wild animal found in Ethiopia. Tags: declension-1
    Sense id: en-catoblepas-la-noun-TzK33g4N Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the first declension, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the first declension: 64 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8
  2. A mythical creature with powers similar to a basilisk. Tags: declension-1
    Sense id: en-catoblepas-la-noun-IU5jkWHJ
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        "A type of horned wild animal found in Ethiopia."
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        "A mythical creature with powers similar to a basilisk."
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      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
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