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(Message started by: copiae on Apr 20th, 2005, 4:51pm)

Title: A virile genus
Post by copiae on Apr 20th, 2005, 4:51pm
Hey guys, I stumbled on this forum looking for an answer to a riddle thats been bugging me for a while. While I am here though, I thought I might share a riddle that I came up with a while ago. Honestly, I am curious as to if anyone can crack it. Anyway, without further ado...




A virile genus, the same in greek, coupled with the ancient greek sound, is what I am, very loosely and broadly. To be more specific, take away four of my characters; a diminutive cavalcade indeed.

Who, or what, am I?

Happy solving!

Title: Re: Riddle me this...
Post by copiae on Apr 21st, 2005, 5:54am
Er, my bad. I forgot to change the title into something meaningful.

Title: Re: A virile genus
Post by Speaker on May 11th, 2005, 1:36am
A stab in the dark anyway.

A horn of plenty
Some sort of plant called a horn of plenty, or cornocopia.

So, it is virile (horny) and there is a lot of it, as in a cavalcade.

Any more hints?

Title: Re: A virile genus
Post by honkyboy on May 14th, 2005, 1:06pm
Another stab:

A Spartan.

Certainly was a verile group (genus?) of people.

Take away four letters and make ant , fits diminutive calvacade, as in a small parade of ants.

Can't figure the 'greek sound' part though.



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