bu·ceph·a·lus
byüˈsefələs
plural bucephaluses
-ləsə̇z
or bucephali
-ˌlī
archaic
: a riding horse especially if spirited and mettlesome
—often used ironically
"
: a genus of small digenetic trematodes having the mouth near the center of the ventral surface and the intestine saclike and not bifurcated and comprising intestinal parasites of carnivorous fishes
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“Bucephalus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bucephalus. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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