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Cottus

UK/ˈkɒtəs/US/ˈkɑtəs/

Cottus proper noun: one of the Hecatoncheires (hundred-handed monster) of Ancient Greek mythology.

Proper noun

Cottus

  1. (Greek) One of the Hecatoncheires (hundred-handed monster) of Ancient Greek mythology.

Origin of Cottus

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κόττος (kóttos).

Words formed from Cottus

Questions about Cottus

What does Cottus mean?
Cottus means one of the Hecatoncheires (hundred-handed monster) of Ancient Greek mythology.
What part of speech is Cottus?
Cottus is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Cottus?
Cottus is pronounced /ˈkɒtəs/ (UK).

Words near Cottus in the dictionary

  1. Cottrells
  2. cottrels
  3. Cottrill
  4. Cottrills
  5. cotts
  6. Cottus
  7. Cotugno
  8. Cotugnos
  9. Cotuit
  10. cotul
  11. Cotulla

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