Bellerophon

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bellerophon \Bel*ler"o*phon\, n. (Paleon.)
     A genus of fossil univalve shells, believed to belong to the
     Heteropoda, peculiar to the Paleozoic age.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  Bellerophon
       n : (Greek mythology) a mythical hero of Corinth who performed
           miracles on the winged horse Pegasus (especially killing
           the monster Chimera)