Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. A winged horse (imaginary or mythical, sometimes figurative).
Etymologies
- From the mythical Pegasus. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“A lot of aerospace projects ARE canned, and COTS competitor Orbital's own pegasus is a fine example.”
“Here a few of them are discussing whether the pegasus is a cow or a horse or a bird.”
2008 June | the blog of author, illustrator and designer Kris Waldherr
“And if you say one more word I'm calling the pegasus-unicorn farm and canceling that birthday pega-uni-colt order your grandmother told me about.”
“(Also, "pegasus" was a go-to item since it flies and it's small.)”
“Kallista (selecting her dream Iowa Caucus slate): Sleeping Beauty, Princess Celestia (a pegasus/unicorn from "My Little Pony"), and Ariel.”
The Huffington Post: Davis Schneiderman: My Children Predict the Iowa Caucuses With 100% Accuracy
“The quality of the man as an artist and as a champion for a better world will rise and fly free of the muck on pegasus vibrant wings.”
“Where is pegasus? and that little annoying but endearing metallic owl?”
What do you think of 'Clash of the Titans' trailer? | EW.com
“I'm thinking you have a ceramic pegasus collection hanging around somewhere.”
“SciFiBookshelf. com: When unicorn pegasus kittens attack!”
“Bella Sara horse trading cards/unicorns/pegasus/mint”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘pegasus’.
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fish list
lots and lots of fish, a piscatorial
wetdreamablet, agnathan, ahi, ahuru, ahuruhuru, albacore, albicore, alec, alewife, allice, allis, amberjack and 840 more...
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MYTH - spooky creatures
takes the form of a, demon, teeth of iron, unicorn, forest spirit, magical eel, savage humanoid, one-horned animal, creature, headless humanoid, disease-bringing ..., rainbow-feathered... and 607 more...
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Mythical Beings
mermaid, manticore, fairy, brownie, dwarf, elf, leprechaun, selkie, gremlin, puck, pixie, genie and 97 more...
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Things with wings
For fanciful birds, see reesetee's •Open List: Flights of Fancy.
For chickens, see Chickens.
For birds endemic to the United States and/or North America, see reesetee's Mo...airplane, dragonfly, pegasus, butterfly, Buffalo, robot bomb, periodical cicada, caduceus, angel, those flying monk..., cherub, housefly and 52 more...
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the dictionary of fantasy creatures
non-humanoids only. #wordnikAtoZ
unicorn, kirin, cerapter, pegasus, gryphon, hippogriff, basilisk, dragon, wyrm, phoenix, roc, hippocampus and 5 more...
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here, horsey!
horse-related words (sometimes several times removed from actual equines)
horse, donkey, mule, hinny, gelding, stallion, mare, hobby horse, clotheshorse, sawhorse, horseradish, equine and 28 more...
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A List of Mythical Proportions
All of these things exist, I swear!
unicorn, pegasus, cyclops, yeti, abominable snowman, bigfoot, phoenix, thunderbird, sea serpent, ogre, grue, troll and 138 more...
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the most beautiful
velvet, wainwright, susurrous, nutmeg, pegasus, tintinnabular, gossamer, lyricism, rococo, townlet, prince, nymph and 139 more...
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NTB
chaos, Sagittarius, aether, magic, jester, fool, random, delirium, fire, life, cosmic, riddle and 120 more...
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Fictional beasties
elf, gnome, dwarf, sprite, troll, fairy, nymph, imp, brownie, sasquatch, yeti, wookiee and 574 more...
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the gods must be crazy!
quetzalcoatl, baron-samedi, loa, orichas, arianrhod, aine, amaethon, annwn, arnemetia, balor, badbh, bean nighe and 1061 more...
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p is for...
my favorite voiceless bilabial plosive.
panacea, persnickety, panache, provenance, preternatural, penumbra, perfunctory, perspicacity, potentate, pinguid, plainsong, pleonastic and 228 more...
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DEF's list
Obscure Words
obfuscate, harbinger, morose, meniscus, conspicuous, grandiose, cogitated, matron, erudite, oness, apothegms, assuage and 475 more...
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Ships
All of which are mentioned in O'Brian's Aubrey/Maturin novels, someplace or other. Most are British navy ships, some are French navy, and others aren't either one.
See also the list Sh...franklin, surprise, agamemnon, vanguard, truelove, minerva, diane, victory, sophie, cacafuego, euryalus, alastor and 382 more...
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Words Covered in Faery Dust (P)
words that evoke magic, mystery, mayhem, magnificence or anything else that glimmers in the grass
pagan, page, pageant, pageboy, pagoda, paisley, paladin, palfrey, paling, pampas grass, pan, panoply and 194 more...
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figments
denizens of the imagination (non-human, mostly).
an offshoot of animaliabandersnatch, gnome, fairy, elf, troll, ent, hobbit, dwarf, orc, ogre, gollum, basilisk and 78 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for pegasus.

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