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Bucephalus

Syllabification: (Bu·ceph·a·lus)
Pronunciation: /byo͞oˈsefələs/
Definition of Bucephalus
  • the favorite horse of Alexander the Great, who tamed the horse as a boy and took it with him on his campaigns until its death, after a battle, in 326 bc.

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