DISCUS


Meaning of DISCUS in English

[ 'dɪskəs ]

■ noun ( plural ~es )

1》 a heavy thick-centred disc thrown by an athlete, in ancient Greek games or in modern field events.

2》 a small colourful South American freshwater fish with a rounded laterally compressed body. [Genus Symphysodon : several species.]

Origin

via L. from Gk diskos .

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