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Meaning of 'myrmidon' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Myrmidon [ n.]
- One of a fierce tribe or troop who accompained Achilles, their king, to the Trojan war.
- A soldier or a subordinate civil officer who executes cruel orders of a superior without protest or pity; -- sometimes applied to bailiffs, constables, etc.

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myrcia myria- myriacanthous myriad myriagram myriagramme myrialiter myrialitre myriameter myriametre

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