equuleus

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noun

An ancient torture device, possibly resembling a wooden horse, or possibly a rack.

OriginLatin equuleus →
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Meanings

equuleus1

nounequuleus (plural equulei)

plural equulei

  1. historicalAn ancient torture device, possibly resembling a wooden horse, or possibly a rack.

Equuleus2

proper noun
  1. astronomyThe second-smallest constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a little horse. It lies west of the constellation Aquarius.

Origin

equuleus · noun

  1. Latinequuleus
  2. Latinequuleus
  3. Englishequuleus

Learned borrowing from Latin equuleus.

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Equuleus · proper noun

  1. Latinequuleus“colt, foal”
  2. EnglishEquuleus

From Latin equuleus (“colt, foal”).

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Translations

Esperanto Ĉevaleto
  • Ĉevaletosecond-smallest constellation of the northern sky
Finnish Pieni hevonen
  • Pieni hevonensecond-smallest constellation of the northern sky
French le Petit Cheval
  • le Petit Chevalsecond-smallest constellation of the northern sky
German Füllen
  • Füllensecond-smallest constellation of the northern sky
Greek Ιππάριον
  • Ιππάριον (Ippárion)second-smallest constellation of the northern sky
Irish an Capall Beag
  • an Capall Beagsecond-smallest constellation of the northern sky
Malay Kuda Padi
  • Kuda Padisecond-smallest constellation of the northern sky
Polish Źrebię
  • Źrebięsecond-smallest constellation of the northern sky
Russian Ма́лый Конь
  • Ма́лый Конь (Mályj Konʹ)second-smallest constellation of the northern sky
Spanish Equuleus
  • Equuleussecond-smallest constellation of the northern sky
Cite this entry
APA

equuleus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/equuleus

MLA

“equuleus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/equuleus. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “equuleus,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/equuleus.

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