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lochus

lochus noun: a military unit headed by a lochagus.

Noun

lochus (plural lochi or lochuses)

  1. (Ancient Greece) A military unit headed by a lochagus.

Forms of lochus

plurallochi
plurallochuses
alternative formlochos
alternative formlokhos

Origin of lochus

Borrowed from Latin lochus, from Ancient Greek λόχος (lókhos).

Questions about lochus

What does lochus mean?
Lochus means a military unit headed by a lochagus.
What part of speech is lochus?
Lochus is a noun.
What is the plural of lochus?
The plural of lochus is lochi.

Words near lochus in the dictionary

  1. lochside
  2. lochsides
  3. Lochte
  4. Lochtegate
  5. Lochty
  6. lochus
  7. Lochwinnoch
  8. Lochy
  9. loci
  10. loci classici
  11. loci of control

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