LEVIATHANS

Noun

leviathans

plural of leviathan

Source: Wiktionary


LEVIATHAN

Le*vi"a*than, n. Etym: [Heb. livyathan.]

1. An aquatic animal, described in the book of Job, ch. xli., and mentioned on other passages of Scripture.

Note: It is not certainly known what animal is intended, whether the crocodile, the whale, or some sort of serpent.

2. The whale, or a great whale. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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