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chelys

chelys noun: an ancient string instrument, the common lyre of the ancient Greeks, which had a convex back of tortoiseshell or of wood shaped like the shell.

Noun

chelys

  1. (historical) An ancient string instrument, the common lyre of the ancient Greeks, which had a convex back of tortoiseshell or of wood shaped like the shell.

Forms of chelys

alternative formchelus

Questions about chelys

What does chelys mean?
Chelys means an ancient string instrument, the common lyre of the ancient Greeks, which had a convex back of tortoiseshell or of wood shaped like the shell.
What part of speech is chelys?
Chelys is a noun.

Words near chelys in the dictionary

  1. chelydres
  2. chelydrid
  3. chelydrids
  4. chelyid
  5. chelyids
  6. chelys
  7. Chelyshevsky
  8. chem
  9. chem suit
  10. chem suits
  11. chem-

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