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Nessus

/ˈnɛsəs/

Nessus proper noun: a centaur killed by Heracles, whose tainted blood in turn killed Heracles.

Proper noun

Nessus

  1. (Greek) A centaur killed by Heracles, whose tainted blood in turn killed Heracles.

Origin of Nessus

Borrowed from Latin Nessus.

Words formed from Nessus

Words that rhyme with Nessus

Questions about Nessus

What does Nessus mean?
Nessus means a centaur killed by Heracles, whose tainted blood in turn killed Heracles.
What part of speech is Nessus?
Nessus is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Nessus?
Nessus is pronounced /ˈnɛsəs/.

Words near Nessus in the dictionary

  1. nesslerize
  2. nesslerized
  3. nesslerizes
  4. nesslerizing
  5. nessness
  6. Nessus
  7. Nessus shirt
  8. Nessus sphinx
  9. nest
  10. nest box
  11. nest boxes

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