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Meaning of Bucephalas | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
[buːˈkɛ.pʰa.ɫaːs]

Definitions

Bucephalus (the name of a horse belonging to Alexander the Great)

declension-1

Examples

“Eidem Alexandro et equi magna raritas contigit. Bucephalan eum vocarunt sive ab aspectu torvo sive ab insigni taurini capitis armo inpressi.”

Alexander also happened to have a great rarity of a horse. They called him Bucephalas, either from his savage appearance or from the sign of a bull's head stamped on his forequarter.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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