Merops

American  

[mee-rops] / ˈmi rɒps /

noun

1. (in theIliad ) a Percosian augur who foresaw and unsuccessfully tried to prevent the death of his sons in the Trojan War.

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Example Sentences

While not as sophisticated as Merops, the Bullet costs about a tenth as much and is up to 100 mph faster.

From Los Angeles Times

A small number of the defensive systems, dubbed Merops, are being sent from U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal

Merops, the interception system produced by Schmidt’s company, is a Ukrainian favorite for this task.

From The Wall Street Journal

In comparison the drones fired by the Merops system only cost some $15,000 each.

From Barron's

He said,—and flung Around her neck his arms; and by his life, The life of Merops, and his sisters' hopes Of nuptial bliss, adjures her to obtain Proofs of his birth celestial.

From Project Gutenberg