Seleucidae

Variant of Seleucid

Seleucid definition

Se·leu·cid (sə lo̵̅o̅′sid)

noun pl. Seleucids -·cids or Seleucidae -·ci·dae′ (-si dē′)

a member of a dynasty founded by Seleucus I and ruling (312-364? ) over S Asia Minor & the region between the Mediterranean Sea & the Indus River

Etymology: < L Seleucides < Gr Seleukidēs

adjective

designating or of this dynasty
also Seleucidan Se·leu′·ci·dan

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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