English Explanatory Dictionary

bellerophon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any of the genus †Bellerophon of fossil gastropod shells, believed to belong to the Heteropoda, and peculiar to the Paleozoic age.

name

A mythical hero, best known for slaying the Chimera.

Pronunciation

/bɪˈlɛrəf(ə)n/

Word forms

bellerophon bellerophons

Etymology

From the genus name.

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