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steed
Archaic or literary a horse, esp one that is spirited or swift
Steed 

(Russian kon’; Hemibarbus labeo), a fish of the family Cyprinidae. It measures 30–40 cm long (sometimes up to 60 cm) and weighs 0.6–1.2 kg (sometimes up to 3.3 kg). The “steed” is distributed in the fresh waters of Southeast Asia; in the USSR it is found in the basin of the Amur River. It dwells predominantly in rivers, but in the summer it migrates to lakes for its feeding and growing period. The steed feeds on aquatic invertebrates (primarily chironomids and mollusks) and small fish. Sexual maturity is reached in the fifth year. Spawning occurs in stages in June, with fertility reaching up to 100,000 eggs.

REFERENCE

Nikol’skii, G. V. Ryby basseina Amura. Moscow, 1956.
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A BROOMSTICK which had long served a witch as a steed complained of the nature of its employment, which it thought degrading.
Fantastic-Fables by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
He had, in fact, been a favorite steed of his master's, the choleric Van Ripper, who was a furious rider, and had infused, very probably, some of his own spirit into the animal; for, old and broken-down as he looked, there was more of the lurking devil in him than in any young filly in the country.
The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow by Irving, Washington View in context
Your master the King has sent me hither to tell you to send him his golden armour and his steed and the silver apple.
The Yellow Fairy Book by Lang, Andrew View in context
 
 
 
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