Definition of Bucephalus. Meaning of Bucephalus. Synonyms of Bucephalus

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word Bucephalus. Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word Bucephalus and, of course, Bucephalus synonyms and on the right images related to the word Bucephalus.

Definition of Bucephalus

Bucephalus
Bucephalus Bu*ceph"a*lus, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, lit., ox-headed; ? ox + ? head.] 1. The celebrated war horse of Alexander the Great. 2. Hence, any riding horse. [Jocose] --Sir W. Scott.

Meaning of Bucephalus from wikipedia

- "Bucephalus" comes from a brand (or scar) on the thigh of the horse that looks like a bulls head. Ancient historical accounts state that Bucephalus's breed...
- Look up Bucephalus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Bucephalus may refer to: Bucephalus (brand), an ox-head branding mark anciently used on horses Bucephalus...
- Alexander the Great's horse was named Bucephalus after this brand on its haunch. Chambers, Ephraim, ed. (1728). "Bucephalus". Cyclopædia, or an Universal Dictionary...
- Oriental Bird Images: Bull-headed Shrike Wikispecies has information related to Lanius bucephalus. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lanius bucephalus....
- mentions that Bucephalus died either from wounds or simple old age, "not at once, but some time afterwards". Arrian also states that Bucephalus, being around...
- The BTR-4 "Bucephalus" (Ukrainian: БТР-4 «Буцефал», romanized: Butsefal, abbreviation of Бронетранспортер, Bronetransporter, 'armoured transporter') is...
- organ is recognized as a holdfast, which helps Bucephalus to stay attached to the host's organs. Bucephalus are native to North American fresh waters that...
- Regulus and a Partner mare. Bucephalus was a full brother to Sultan and Sultana, and a half-brother to Constantine. Bucephalus made his racecourse debut...
- Bucephalus mytili is a parasitic flatworm of the class Trematoda. It is a parasite of fish and a parasitic castrator of the mussel Mytilus edulis, where...
- Dysomma bucephalus is an eel in the family Synaphobranchidae (cutthroat eels). It was described by Alfred William Al**** in 1889. It is a tropical, marine...