Associations to the word «Regulus»

Wiktionary

REGULUS, noun. An impure metal formed beneath slag during the smelting of ores.
REGULUS, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Regulidae   — the goldcrests and kinglets.
REGULUS, proper noun. (star) A star in the constellation Leo; alpha (α) Leonis.
REGULUS, proper noun. A Roman cognomen
REGULUS REGULUS, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Regulidae   — the goldcrest, a Eurasian wren.

Dictionary definition

REGULUS, noun. The brightest star in Leo.
REGULUS, noun. A genus of birds of the family Sylviidae including kinglets.

Wise words

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