diskelion

noun

di·​skel·​i·​on

dīˈskelēən,

də̇ˈ-,

-ēˌän

plural -s

: a figure like the triskelion but with only two radiating members

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from di- + -skelion (as in triskelion)

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