meleagros

Mel·e·a·ger

[mel-ee-ey-jer]
noun
1.
flourished 1st century b.c, Greek epigrammatist.
2.
Classical Mythology. the heroic son of Althaea, an Argonaut, and the slayer of the Calydonian boar. Compare Calydonian hunt.
Also, Mel·e·ag·ros [mel-ee-ag-ros] .
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Meleager (ˌmɛlɪˈeɪɡə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
Greek myth one of the Argonauts, slayer of the Calydonian boar

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a fool or simpleton; ninny.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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