abecedarius | (n) a poem having lines beginning with letters of the alphabet in regular order |
darius i | (n) king of Persia who expanded the Persian Empire and invaded Greece but was defeated at the battle of Marathon (550-486 BC), Syn. Darius the Great |
darius iii | (n) king of Persia who was defeated by Alexander the Great; his murder effectively ended the Persian Empire (died in 330 BC) |
arabian camel | (n) one-humped camel of the hot deserts of northern Africa and southwestern Asia, Syn. dromedary, Camelus dromedarius |
milhaud | (n) French composer of works that combine jazz and polytonality and Brazilian music (1892-1974), Syn. Darius Milhaud |