"gladius" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡlæd.i.əs/ Forms: gladiuses [plural], gladii [plural]
Etymology: From Latin gladius (“Roman short sword, gladius”). Doublet of glaive. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|gladius|t=Roman short sword, gladius}} Latin gladius (“Roman short sword, gladius”), {{doublet|en|glaive}} Doublet of glaive Head templates: {{en-noun|+|gladii}} gladius (plural gladiuses or gladii)
  1. (historical) A Roman sword roughly two feet long. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Weapons Translations (Roman sword): غْلَادِيُوس (ḡlādiyus) [masculine] (Arabic), gladius [masculine] (Dutch), gladius (Finnish), gladius [masculine] (Latin), ग्लेडियस (gleḍiyas) [feminine] (Marathi), gládio [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-gladius-en-noun-s3LTh5Vs Disambiguation of Weapons: 53 47 Disambiguation of 'Roman sword': 97 3
  2. (zoology) A pen, a hard internal bodypart of certain cephalopods, made of chitin-like material. Categories (topical): Zoology, Weapons Categories (lifeform): Animal body parts, Cephalopods Translations (zoology: internal skeleton of squid): selkäkilpi (Finnish), gládio [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-gladius-en-noun-f0DhJCqv Disambiguation of Weapons: 53 47 Disambiguation of Animal body parts: 39 61 Disambiguation of Cephalopods: 26 74 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology Disambiguation of 'zoology: internal skeleton of squid': 27 73

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