magus
Example Sentences
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The molecule came from the Conus magus, a sea snail found in the deep sea.
From Salon • May 21, 2025
And a venom peptide from a cone snail, Conus magus, led to Prialt, a chronic pain drug.
From Scientific American • Aug. 27, 2022
Further, the words used to describe men with magical powers – warlock, magus, sorcerer, wizard – don’t carry the same stigma.
From The Guardian • Apr. 7, 2018
A financial magus in Manhattan stipulates in his will that his possessions be sold.
From New York Times • Sep. 14, 2017
It was a construction she must have once overheard, and she had uttered it in blind faith, like an apprentice mouthing the incantation of a magus.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
