δορκάς
δορκάς, a kind of deer
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δόρκα Noun: feminine accusative singular of δορκάς
- an animal of the deer kind (so called from its large bright eyes), in Greece, roe, Cervus capreolus, E. Ba. 699, X. Cyr. 1.4.7; in Syria and Africa, gazelle, Antilope dorcas, Hdt. 4.192 (in form ζορκάς), 7.69.—Other forms:—δόρξ, δορκός, ἡ, E. HF 376 (prob.), Call. Lav.Pall. 91, Luc. Am. 16: δόρκος, ὁ, Dsc. 2.75, Opp. C. 2.315, 3.3: δόρκων, ωνος, ὁ, Palamed. ap. Ath. 11.397a, LXX Ca. 2.17, Ar.Byz. Epit. 3.15: ζορκάς (v. supr.): ζόρξ, Call. Dian. 97, Fr. 239, Nic. Th. 42: ἴορκος, Opp. C. 2.296, 3.3. (δόρκος and ἴορκος are distd. fr. δορκάς.)
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1 en Europa corzo, Ceruus capreolus L., E.Ba.699, Aeschin.Ep.5.4, Arist.HA 499a9, PA 663b27, Str.3.4.15, Plu.2.757d, Paus.7.18.12, D.Chr.7.20, Dsc.2.75, Gal.6.42, Philostr.Her.18.11, Gr.Nyss.Mart.2.162.22 (no siempre fácilmente distinguible de
2 en Asia y África gacela, Antilope dorcas Licht, Hdt.4.192, 7.69, X.Cyr.1.4.7, Thphr.HP 4.3.5, LXX De.12.15, AP 6.326 (Leon.), Posidon.72b, Ph.1.318, 2.353, D.S.3.43.6, AP 9.1 (Polyaen.), Arr.Cyn.24.1, Hdn.1.15.3, AP 9.370 (Tib.Ill.), Erot.Fr.Pap.Tefn.F2.64, Lib.Ep.655.2, Nonn.D.15.183, Chrys.M.50.674 (no siempre fácilmente distinguible de
II plu. tabas de gacela
τῇσι δορκάσιν παίζειν
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1. in Europa gems.
2. in Azië en Afrika gazelle, antilope.
- a kind of deer (so called from its large bright eyes), in Greece, the roe-deer, Eur., Xen.; in Syria and Africa, the gazelle, Hdt. so, δόρξ, δορκός, Eur., etc.; ζορκάς, Hdt.