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单词 Pegasus
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Definition of Pegasus in English:

Pegasus

proper nounˈpɛɡəsəsˈpɛɡəsəs
  • 1Greek Mythology
    A winged horse that sprang from the blood of Medusa when Perseus cut off her head.

    1. 1.1as noun a Pegasus An imaginary animal in the form of a winged horse.
      at the end of the book he gets eaten by a dragon when he's trying to ride a Pegasus
  • 2Astronomy
    A large northern constellation, said to represent a winged horse. The three brightest stars, together with one star of Andromeda, form the prominent Square of Pegasus.

    1. 2.1as genitive Pegasi /-sʌɪ/ Used with preceding letter or numeral to designate a star in the constellation Pegasus.
      the star Zeta Pegasi

Origin

Via Latin from Greek.

 
 

Definition of Pegasus in US English:

Pegasus

proper nounˈpeɡəsəsˈpɛɡəsəs
  • 1Greek Mythology
    A winged horse that sprang from the blood of Medusa when Perseus cut off her head.

    1. 1.1as noun a Pegasus An imaginary animal in the form of a winged horse.
      at the end of the book he gets eaten by a dragon when he's trying to ride a Pegasus
  • 2Astronomy
    A large northern constellation, said to represent a winged horse. The three brightest stars, together with one star of Andromeda, form the prominent Square of Pegasus.

    1. 2.1as genitive Pegasi /ˈpeɡəsī/ Used with preceding letter or numeral to designate a star in the constellation Pegasus.
      the star Zeta Pegasi

Origin

Via Latin from Greek.

 
 
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