GLADIUS

Etymology

Noun

gladius (plural gladiuses or gladii)

(historical) A Roman sword roughly two feet long.

(zoology) A pen, a hard internal bodypart of certain cephalopods, made of chitin-like material.

Source: Wiktionary


Gla"di*us, n.; pl. Gladii. Etym: [L., a sword.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: The internal shell, or pen, of cephalopods like the squids.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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