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Teumessian fox

Teumessian fox noun: a giant fox destined to never be caught.

Noun

Teumessian fox

  1. (Greek) A giant fox destined to never be caught.
    • […]there is a place called Teumessus, where they say Europa was concealed by Jupiter. It is likewise said of the Teumessian fox, that it was nourished by Bacchus for the purpose of destroying the Thebans; aod that when it was on the point of being taken by that dog which Diana gave to Procris the...1824, Pausanias, The Description of Greece, →OCLC
    • When Amphitryon came to Thebes he found that another curse had descended on that unlucky city. For the Teumessian Fox, which was as large and savage as a wolf, had been sent by Dionysus to plague the land, catching children and carrying them away to its lair, as a punishment for the things he had...1961, Green, Roger Lancelyn, Heroes of Greece and Troy, retold from the ancient authors, →OCLC

Questions about Teumessian fox

What does Teumessian fox mean?
Teumessian fox means a giant fox destined to never be caught.
What part of speech is Teumessian fox?
Teumessian fox is a noun.

Words near Teumessian fox in the dictionary

  1. Teufel
  2. Teufels
  3. Teufen
  4. teugh
  5. Teumessian
  6. Teumessian fox
  7. Teunissen-Cremers syndrome
  8. teupolin
  9. Teurian
  10. TEUs
  11. Teuscher

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