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Apophis.

An evil snake-god who tries to devour the sun every night.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈæpəfɪs/Received-Pronunciation/əˈpɒfɪs/Received-Pronunciation/ˈæpəfəs/General-American/əˈpɑfəs/General-American
  1. An evil snake-god who tries to devour the sun every night.

    Egyptian
  2. An asteroid that formerly had a high risk of collision with Earth.

Where this word comes from

From Ancient Greek Ἄποφις (Ápophis), a borrowing from Egyptian ꜥꜣpp altered after ὄφις (óphis, “snake”).

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