aeolis - definition, synonyms and pronunciation

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an ancient coastal region of northwestern Asia Minor (including Lesbos) where the Aeolians founded several cities around 1100 BCSynonyms: AeoliaInstance of seashore, coastPart of Asia Minor, AnatoliaParts Lesbos, Lesvos

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E′o·lis noun

Origin: L. Aeolis a daughter of Æolus, Gr. Αἰολίς.

Zoology A genus of nudibranch mollusks having clusters of branchial papillæ along the back. See Ceratobranchia. [Written also Æolis.]

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54