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Pegasus

Syllabification: (Peg·a·sus)
Pronunciation: /ˈpegəsəs/

Definition of Pegasus
  • 1 Greek Mythology a winged horse that sprang from the blood of Medusa when Perseus cut off her head.
  • 2 Astronomy a large northern constellation, said to represent a winged horse. The three brightest stars, together with one star of Andromeda, form the prominent Square of Pegasus.
  • (as genitive Pegasi /ˈpegəsī/) used with a preceding letter or numeral to designate a star in this constellation:the star Zeta Pegasi

Origin:

via Latin from Greek

Pegasus in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Pegasus in the British & World English dictionary