Bucephalus
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Bucephalus
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Borrowed from Latin Būcephalus, from Ancient Greek Βουκέφαλος, Βουκεφάλας (Bouképhalos, Boukephálas), from βοῦς (boûs, “ox”) + κεφᾰλή (kephălḗ, “head”) + -ᾱς (-ās).
proper noun Bucephalas
- The warhorse of Alexander the Great.
noun Bucephaluses · Bucephalas
- Any horse used for riding. the Bucephalus which he bestrode
- That which is the greatest of its kind. It will suffice to say that when I started on my journey into the realms of lexicography, I regarded Kʻang Hsi as a Bucephalus on whose tail — 蠅附龭尾 — a foreign fly might safely get an advantageous lift.
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Talk about this word "Bucephalus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bucephalus. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Bucephalus. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bucephalus "Bucephalus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bucephalus.Cite this
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title = {Bucephalus},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bucephalus},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
