CORYPHAEUS Meaning of CORYPHAEUS in English [cor.y.phae.us] n, pl -phaei [L, leader, fr. Gk koryphaios, fr. koryphe summit] (1610) 1: the leader of a party or school of thought 2: the leader of a chorus Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012