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/lok"euhs/, n., pl. lochi /lok"uy/.(in ancient Greece) a subdivision of an army.[1825-35; < Gk lóchos lit., ambush, place for lying in wait, hence, men forming an ambush; cf. LOCHIA]
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lochus — ˈläkəs noun (plural lochi äˌkī) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek lochos ambush, childbirth, lochus; akin to Greek lechos bed more at lie : a small division of an ancient Greek army comprising about 100 to 200 men see lochage … Useful english dictionary
lochus — loch·us … English syllables
lochetic — lōˈkēd.ik adjective Etymology: Late Greek lochētikos, from lochan to lie in wait (from lochos ambush, lochus) + ikos ic more at lochus : lying in wait for prey used especially of insects … Useful english dictionary
