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cynocephalus

cynocephalus, an ape with a dog’s head

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cynocephalos Noun: masculine accusative plural of cynocephalus

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cynŏcĕphălus, i, m., = κυνοκέφαλος.
  • An ape with a dog's head (in Africa): Simia inuus, Linn.; Plin. 6, 30, 35, § 190; 8, 54, 80, § 216; 37, 9, 40, § 124; Cic. Att. 6, 1, 25.—
  • II The dog-headed Anubis, Tert. Apol. 6.—
  • III A kind of wild man, Isid. Orig. 11, 3, 15; 12, 2, 32.

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