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gryllus

gryllus is the alternative form of gryllos.

Meaning of gryllos

Noun

gryllos (plural grylloi)

  1. (historical) A caricatural creature found in ancient and medieval art, typically featuring a human head with mostly bizarre, animal anatomy.

Forms of gryllus

pluralgrylli

Origin of gryllus

From Latin gryllus (“comic figure, caricature”).

Questions about gryllus

What is gryllus the alternative form of?
Gryllus is the alternative form of gryllos.

Words near gryllus in the dictionary

  1. grylloi
  2. gryllos
  3. gryllotalpid
  4. gryllotalpids
  5. Grylls
  6. gryllus
  7. Gryme
  8. Grymes
  9. Gryms
  10. Grynbaum
  11. Grynspan

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