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pegasus

noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about pegasus at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. (Greek mythology) the immortal winged horse that sprang from the blood of the slain Medusa; was tamed by Bellerophon with the help of a bridle given him by Athena; as the flying horse of the Muses it is a symbol of highflying imagination.
  2. A constellation in the northern hemisphere near Andromeda and Pisces.