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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

[L.

Typhoius

, from

Typhoeus

, Gr. [GREEK], [GREEK].]

Of or pertaining to Typhoeus

(tī̍-fō′ūs)

, the fabled giant of Greek mythology, having a hundred heads; resembling Typhoeus.

☞ Sometimes incorrectly written and pronounced Ty-phœ˝an, or Ty-phe˝an.

Typhoean ‎(comparative more Typhoean, superlative most Typhoean)

Of or relating to Typhon or Typhoeus, a hundred-headed giant in Ancient Greek mythology.