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Pan

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: Pan

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n
(Greek mythology) god of fields and woods and shepherds and flocks; represented as a man with goat's legs and horns and ears; identified with Roman Sylvanus or Faunus
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n
chimpanzees; more closely related to Australopithecus than to other pongids
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: Pan
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n (Greek mythology) god of fields and woods and shepherds and flocks; represented as a man with goat's legs and horns and ears; identified with Roman Sylvanus or Faunus

Synonyms:
goat god
Example of:
Greek deity
a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks
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n chimpanzees; more closely related to Australopithecus than to other pongids

Synonyms:
genus Pan
Type of:
mammal genus
a genus of mammals
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