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Bucephalus

[ byoo-sef-uh-luhs ]

noun

  1. the horse used by Alexander the Great on most of his military campaigns.


Bucephalus

/ bjuːˈsɛfələs /

noun

  1. the favourite horse of Alexander the Great
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Bucephalus1

C17: from Latin, from Greek Boukephalos , from bous ox + kephalē head
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Example Sentences

The story of Alexander the Great, and his favorite horse Bucephalus, doubtless most of my readers have heard before.

Bucephalus was a war-horse of a very high spirit, which had been sent to Philip, Alexander's father, when the latter was a boy.

A great many anecdotes are related of the feats of Bucephalus, as a war-horse.

Bucephalus became the favorite horse of Alexander, and was very tractable and docile, though full of life and spirit.

The most splendid funeral Alexander could devise was given to Bucephalus, and a gorgeous tomb erected over his body.

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