Romulus

American

[rom-yuh-luhs] / ˈrɒm jə ləs /

noun

Roman Legend.

the founder of Rome, in 753 b.c., and its first king: a son of Mars and Rhea Silvia, he and his twin brother Remus were abandoned as babies, suckled by a she-wolf, and brought up by a shepherd; Remus was finally killed for mocking the fortifications of Rome, which Romulus had just founded.
a town in S Michigan.

Romulus British

/ ˈrɒmjʊləs /

noun

Roman myth the founder of Rome, suckled with his twin brother Remus by a she-wolf after they were abandoned in infancy. Their parents were Rhea Silvia and Mars. Romulus later killed Remus in an argument over the new city

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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 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

I will never forget Romulus suckling the Tiber.

From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway

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