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zygite

zygite noun: a rower of the middle tier in a trireme.

Noun

zygite (plural zygites)

  1. (historical) A rower of the middle tier in a trireme.

Forms of zygite

pluralzygites

Origin of zygite

Ancient Greek

Questions about zygite

What does zygite mean?
Zygite means a rower of the middle tier in a trireme.
What part of speech is zygite?
Zygite is a noun.
What is the plural of zygite?
The plural of zygite is zygites.

Words near zygite in the dictionary

  1. zygentoman
  2. zygentomans
  3. Zygii
  4. zygion
  5. zygions
  6. zygite
  7. zygites
  8. Zygmunt
  9. Zygmunts
  10. zygnemaceous
  11. zygnematacean

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