Equuleus

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An ancient torture device, possibly resembling a wooden horse, or possibly a rack. historical
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The second-smallest constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a little horse. It lies west of the constellation Aquarius.

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big dipperconstellation

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Latin equuleus (“colt, foal”).

Etymology 2

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *HéHḱus Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos Proto-Italic *ekwos Latin equus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin -uleus Latin equuleuslbor. English equuleus Learned borrowing from Latin equuleus.

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