PARTHIAN
\pˈɑːθi͡ən], \pˈɑːθiən], \p_ˈɑː_θ_iə_n]\
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delivered at the moment of parting as if in flight or retreat; "paused to deliver a parting shot at the door"; "a Parthian volley of expletives from Uncle Billy"- Bret Harte
By Princeton University
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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.