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Definition of: discobolus
(dis·kob′ə·ləs) noun
A discus thrower. Also dis·cob′o·los.
—the Discobolus A famous Greek statue of a discus thrower, attributed to Myron. [<L <Gk. diskobolos <diskos a discus + ballein throw]
After statue by Myron in the Vatican.
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