octophoron

== Latin == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek. Equivalent to octo- (“octo-: eight”) +‎ -phorus (“-bearing”). === Noun === octōphoron n (genitive octōphorī); second declension (historical) A lectica (Roman litter) borne by eight lecticarii (porters). ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type). ==== Hypernyms ==== lectica ==== Related terms ==== === References === “octophoron”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “octophoron”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “octophoron”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers