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equuleus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
equ-uleus
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The second-smallest constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a little horse. It lies west of the constellation Aquarius.

noun

An ancient torture device, possibly resembling a wooden horse, or possibly a rack.

Etymology

From Latin equuleus (“colt, foal”).

Inflected Forms

equulei (plural)

Derived Forms

Equulei

Questions

What does equuleus mean?
The second-smallest constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a little horse. It lies west of the constellation Aquarius.
Where does equuleus come from?
From Latin equuleus (“colt, foal”).

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