Bucephalus

English Alternative forms en Bucephalas Etymology en la Būcephalus, from en grc Βουκέφαλος, Βουκεφάλας, from grc βοῦς κεφᾰλή -ᾱς ox head yes. Proper noun en historical The warhorse of Alexander the Great. Translations the warhorse of Alexander the Great Azerbaijani: Roman: az Busefal Abjad: az بوسيفال būsīfāl Danish: da Bukephalos Finnish: fi Bukefalos Greek: Ancient Greek: grc Βουκεφᾰ́λᾱς m Hungarian: hu Bukephalosz Latin: la Būcephalus Macedonian: mk Бу́кефал m Marathi: mr बुसेफालस m, mr बौकेफालोस m Polish: pl Bucefał m Portuguese: pt Bucéfalo m Russian: ru Буцефал Further reading Alexandria Bucephalous Noun en humorous Any horse used for riding. the Bucephalus which he bestrode en figurative obsolete That which is the greatest of its kind. en 1892 Giles Herbert A. Herbert Giles A Chinese–English Dictionary 1st It will suffice to say that when I started on my journey into the realms of lexicography, I regarded Kangxi Dictionary Kʻang Hsi as a Bucephalus on whose tail — zh 蠅附驥尾而致千里// 蠅附龭尾// - — a foreign fly might safely get an advantageous lift.