ouroboros

== English == === Alternative forms === uroboros === 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”))). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /uːˈrɒbəˌrɒs/, /uːˈrɒbərəs/, /ˌuːrəˈbɒrəs/ enPR: o͞o-rŏbʹə-rŏs, o͞o-rə-bŏrʹ-əs IPA(key): /(j)ʊ(ə)rə(ʊ)ˈborəs/ === Noun === ouroboros (plural ouroboroi or ouroboroses) (mythology) A serpent, dragon or worm that eats its own tail, a representation of the continuous cycle of life and death. (by extension) Anything of a circular or recursive nature. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === autocannibalism === Further reading === ouroboros on Wikipedia.Wikipedia