ouroboros
Plural: ouroboroi, ouroboroses
Noun
- A serpent, dragon or worm that eats its own tail, a representation of the continuous cycle of life and death.
- Anything of a circular or recursive nature.
Origin / Etymology
From Ancient Greek οὐροβόρος (ourobóros, “tail-devouring”, a compound of οὐρά (ourá, “tail”) + -βόρος (-bóros, “-devouring”, which is derived from the verb βιβρώσκω (bibrṓskō, “to eat up”))).
Scrabble Score: 11
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Words With Friends Score: 13
ouroboros is a valid Words With Friends word