DISCOBOLUS

‖Dis‐cob″o‐lus (?), n.; pl. Discoboli (#). [] (Fine Arts) (a) A thrower of the discus. (b) A statue of an athlete holding the discus, or about to throw it. ☞ The Discobolus of Myron was a famous statue of antiquity, and several copies or imitations of it have been preserved.