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Remus

American  
[ree-muhs] / ˈri məs /

noun

  1. Roman Legend. Romulus1

  2. Uncle. Uncle Remus.


Remus British  
/ ˈriːməs /

noun

  1. Roman myth the brother of Romulus

"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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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

But in April, Colossal announced a more substantial, still pretty cute achievement: the alleged de-extinction of the dire wolf, in the form of three wolfish pups named Romulus, Remus and Khaleesi.

From Salon • May 15, 2025

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

“And after all, Remus, young and whole men do not necessarily remain so.”

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

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