BELLEROPHON

Bellerophon

(noun) (Greek mythology) a mythical hero of Corinth who performed miracles on the winged horse Pegasus (especially killing the monster Chimera)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Bel*ler"o*phon, n. (Paleon.)

Definition: A genus of fossil univalve shells, believed to belong to the Heteropoda, peculiar to the Paleozoic age.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

21 June 2025

SUFFOCATION

(noun) the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped); “asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture”


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Coffee Trivia

Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.

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