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Būcĕphălas
Būcĕphălas, ae (-lus, i, Paul. ex Fest. p. 32 Müll.; Būcĕphăla, Jul. Val. Rer. Gest. Alex. M. 3, 11), m., = Βουκεφάλας (Macedon. = Βουκέφαλος, that which is arked with the figure of a bullock's head—βοῦς, κεφαλή—or so called from the breadth of its forehead), the horse of Alexander the Great, Curt. 6, 5, 18; 9, 3, 23; Gell. 5, 2, 1; acc. Bucephalan, Plin. 8, 42, 64, § 154.—Hence, Būcĕphăla, ōrum, n. (or -la, ae, f., Curt. 9, 3, 23; or -īa, ae, f.; or -ē, ēs, f., Just. 12, 8, 8; or -lŏs, i, f., Gell. 5, 2, 5), = Βουκέφαλα, a town in India, on the Hydaspes, built by Alexander, and named after his horse, Plin. 6, 20, 23, § 77; Sol. 45.

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Būcĕphălas
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Būcĕphălas, ae (-lus, i, Paul. ex Fest. p. 32 Müll.; Būcĕphăla, Jul. Val. Rer. Gest. Alex. M. 3, 11), m., = Βουκεφάλας (Macedon. = Βουκέφαλος, that which is arked with the figure of a bullock's head—βοῦς, κεφαλή—or so called from the breadth of its forehead), the horse of Alexander the Great, Curt. 6, 5, 18; 9, 3, 23; Gell. 5, 2, 1; acc. Bucephalan, Plin. 8, 42, 64, § 154.—Hence, Būcĕphăla, ōrum, n. (or -la, ae, f., Curt. 9, 3, 23; or -īa, ae, f.; or -ē, ēs, f., Just. 12, 8, 8; or -lŏs, i, f., Gell. 5, 2, 5), = Βουκέφαλα, a town in India, on the Hydaspes, built by Alexander, and named after his horse, Plin. 6, 20, 23, § 77; Sol. 45.
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urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lat.ls.perseus-eng2-n5794
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Bucephalas

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