Procrustes

Hypernyms

 * ; - subfamily;  - tribe;  - genus

Hyponyms

 * , - selected species

Etymology
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Proper noun

 * 1)  A celebrated legendary highwayman of Attica, who tied his victims upon an iron bed, and, as the case required, either stretched or cut off their legs to adapt them to its length.

Translations

 * Ancient Greek: Προκρούστης
 * Dutch: Procrustes
 * Esperanto: Prokrusto
 * Estonian: Prokrustes
 * Finnish: Prokrustes
 * French: ,
 * German: Prokrustes
 * Greek:
 * Italian: Procuste
 * Latin: Procrustes
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: Prokrustes
 * Polish:
 * Spanish: Procusto

Etymology
Ultimately from.

Proper noun

 * 1)  legendary Attic highwayman and misshaper of members