An·dro·cles ( n dr -kl z ) also An·dro·clus (-kls)n. A legendary Roman slave held to have been spared in the arena by a lion that remembered him as the man who had once removed a thorn from its paw. |
Androcles [ˈændrəˌkliːz], Androclus [ˈændrəkləs]
n
(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) (in Roman legend) a slave whose life was spared in the arena by a lion from whose paw he had once extracted a thorn
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