Associations to the word «Bellerophon»

Wiktionary

BELLEROPHON, noun. (paleontology) Any of the genus Bellerophon of fossil univalve shells, believed to belong to the Heteropoda, and peculiar to the Paleozoic age.

Dictionary definition

BELLEROPHON, noun. (Greek mythology) a mythical hero of Corinth who performed miracles on the winged horse Pegasus (especially killing the monster Chimera).

Wise words

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