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equuleus

equuleus noun: an ancient torture device, possibly resembling a wooden horse, or possibly a rack.

Noun

equuleus (plural equulei)

  1. (historical) An ancient torture device, possibly resembling a wooden horse, or possibly a rack.

Proper noun capitalized: Equuleus

Equuleus

  1. The second-smallest constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a little horse. It lies west of the constellation Aquarius.

Forms of equuleus

pluralequulei

Origin of equuleus

Learned borrowing from Latin equuleus.

From Latin equuleus (“colt, foal”).

Words formed from equuleus

Questions about equuleus

What does equuleus mean?
Equuleus means an ancient torture device, possibly resembling a wooden horse, or possibly a rack.
What part of speech is equuleus?
Equuleus can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of equuleus?
The plural of equuleus is equulei.

Words near equuleus in the dictionary

  1. equivs.
  2. equoid
  3. equoids
  4. equol
  5. equulei
  6. equuleus
  7. er
  8. ER bridge
  9. ER bridges
  10. ER diagram
  11. ER diagrams

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