English Explanatory Dictionary

Bucephalus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The warhorse of Alexander the Great.
noun
  1. Any horse used for riding.
  2. That which is the greatest of its kind.

Word forms

Bucephalus Bucephalas Bucephaluses

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Būcephalus, from Ancient Greek Βουκέφαλος, Βουκεφάλας (Bouképhalos, Boukephálas), from βοῦς (boûs, “ox”) + κεφᾰλή (kephălḗ, “head”) + -ᾱς (-ās).

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