Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

orthrus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: or-thrus
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A two-headed dog who guarded Geryon's cattle and was killed by Heracles.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὄρθρος (Órthros).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Ὄρθρος

Questions

What does orthrus mean?: A two-headed dog who guarded Geryon's cattle and was killed by Heracles.
Where does orthrus come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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