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Remus

American

[ree-muhs] / ˈri məs /

noun

Roman Legend. Romulus1
Uncle. Uncle Remus.

Remus British

/ ˈriːməs /

noun

Roman myth the brother of Romulus

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Mr. Dooley deployed the Remus “to swim in tight rows across a defined area of the seabed” before loyally returning to its surface support vessel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

The other two are named Romulus and Remus, after the mythical founders of Rome said to have been suckled by a she-wolf as infants.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2025

Romulus, Remus, and Khaleesi do not have dire wolf parents to learn from—and we have absolutely no way of knowing whether they are truly behaving like dire wolves at all.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2025

None of the group did well in school and they did not take the course too seriously either at first, says Remus.

From BBC • Aug. 22, 2024

“I’m talking about your niece, Bellatrix. And yours, Lucius and Narcissa. She has just married the werewolf, Remus Lupin. You must be so proud.”

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

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