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gastraphetes

gastraphetes noun: a hand-held crossbow used by the Ancient Greeks.

Noun

gastraphetes

  1. (historical) A hand-held crossbow used by the Ancient Greeks.

Origin of gastraphetes

From Ancient Greek γαστραφέτης (gastraphétēs).

Questions about gastraphetes

What does gastraphetes mean?
Gastraphetes means a hand-held crossbow used by the Ancient Greeks.
What part of speech is gastraphetes?
Gastraphetes is a noun.

Words near gastraphetes in the dictionary

  1. gastralgies
  2. gastralgy
  3. gastralia
  4. gastralial
  5. gastralium
  6. gastraphetes
  7. gastrea
  8. gastrectasia
  9. gastrectasias
  10. gastrectasis
  11. gastrectomies

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