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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

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 are, at best, a shaky hypothesis of what dire wolves might have looked like.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2025

But while the young wolves - Romulus, Remus, and Khaleesi - represent an impressive technological breakthrough, independent experts say they are not actually dire wolves.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2025

He was always held to be the real founder of Rome because Romulus and Remus, the actual founders, were born in the city his son built, in Alba Longa.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

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