PRETERCANINE

\pɹɪtˈɜːkɐnˌa͡ɪn], \pɹɪtˈɜːkɐnˌa‍ɪn], \p_ɹ_ɪ_t_ˈɜː_k_ɐ_n_ˌaɪ_n]\
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1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

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Snake's-head

  • Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.
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