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discobolus

discobolus noun: a discus thrower.

Noun

discobolus (plural discoboli)

  1. A discus thrower.
  2. A statue of a discus thrower.

Forms of discobolus

pluraldiscoboli

Origin of discobolus

From Ancient Greek δισκοβόλος (diskobólos, “discus thrower”), from δίσκος (dískos, “discus”) + βάλλω (bállō, “throw”).

Questions about discobolus

What does discobolus mean?
Discobolus means a discus thrower.
What part of speech is discobolus?
Discobolus is a noun.
What is the plural of discobolus?
The plural of discobolus is discoboli.

Words near discobolus in the dictionary

  1. discoasts
  2. discoblastic
  3. discoblastula
  4. discoblastulas
  5. discoboli
  6. discobolus
  7. discocellular
  8. discocellulars
  9. discocephalid
  10. discocephalids
  11. discocephaline

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