Bucephalus
1
9.9
- proper noun
- Specialized
:
Bucephalus
- Scientists recently discovered a new species within the genus Bucephalus that infects freshwater fish.
Examples
-
Researchers observed how Bucephalus flukes interact with their fish hosts.
-
The study focused on the effects of Bucephalus on the health of marine ecosystems.
-
The first two ships were reduced in comparative size as his ship, the giant Bucephalus, was revealed, the growing light reflecting off her gleaming hull.
Fiction book (1991) -
Ister and Lesson had just reached the lounge on Bucephalus when the other three ships came in sight and maneuvered for landing positions.
Fiction book (1991) -
When they finished, Lesson and the Orelian went back to their ships, and Conek fired the thrusters on Bucephalus.
Fiction book (1991) -
When Conek left the cockpit, he found Ister and Lesson in the lounge on Bucephalus.
Fiction book (1991) -
When Conek and Skielth returned to the lounge on Bucephalus, they found Norden busy at the computers, feeding in the information.
Fiction book (1991) -
He activated the taxi motors and rolled Bucephalus out of the hangar and onto the landing pad.
Fiction book (1991) -
She had flown Osalt freighters before and had taken Bucephalus into battle against the Amal a year before.
Fiction book (1991) -
"He's up to something," Conek muttered as Bucephalus spiraled down toward the landing pad.
Fiction book (1991)
Compounds
- Literature
An old story about Alexander the Great's famous horse, how he tamed it and its loyalty
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bucephalus comes from Greek parts bou- 'ox' and kephalē 'head'. Scientists used this 'ox-head' picture because the flatworm's front part looks a bit like an ox's head, and that image helps you remember this fish parasite.