triskelion
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Greek τρισκέλιον (triskelion) or τρισκελής (triskeles), three-legged.
Noun [edit]
triskelion (plural triskelions or triskelia)
- Any figure or object composed of three interlocked spirals, limbs (especially bent human legs), or any similar symbol with three protrusions and a threefold rotational symmetry.
- Sicily and the Isle of Man use triskelia as their emblems.
