doryphoros
doryphoros · doryphoroi
A spear-bearing soldierA spear-bearing soldier (nowadays, a statue of a man holding a spear, or appearing to do so).
Meaning
1 senses(historical)A spear-bearing soldier (nowadays, a statue of a man holding a spear, or appearing to do so).
Origin
From Latin doryphoros, from Ancient Greek [Term?], literally "spear-bearing".From Latin doryphoros, from Ancient Greek [Term?], literally "spear-bearing".
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Forms
plural: doryphoroi| Singular | doryphoros |
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| Plural | doryphoroi |
irregular · Lesson
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedspear carrier
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular