# rinatrix

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A type of water snake formerly thought to poison water.

## Etymology
From Late Latin rinatrix (in Bartholomaeus Anglicus), apparently a misreading of Lucan 9.720 et natrix (“and the water snake”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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