argyraspid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A soldier in the army of Alexander the Great who carried a silver shield.

Word forms

argyraspid argyraspids

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄργυρος (árguros, “silver”) and ᾰ̓σπίς (ăspís, “shield”). By surface analysis, argyr- + aspid.

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