Pyroys (c.1230)
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Pyroys (c.1230)

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[ FEW: ∅; Gdf: ∅; GdfC: ∅; TL: ∅; DEAF: ∅; DMF: ∅; TLF: ∅; OED: ∅; MED: ∅; DMLBS: ∅ ]
 
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For the perception of Mars as a ‘red planet’, see OED red planet n.

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1astron.alternative name for the planet Mars, from ancient Greek ‘πυρρός’, i.e. ‘red’: 
( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 )  La quinte planete Mars est dite, E Pyroys en altre escrite  1888
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Pyroys