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χαυλιόδους

χαυλιόδους, with outstanding teeth; (subst.) tusk

χαυλῐόδους, όδοντος, ὁ, ἡ, neut. -όδουν Arist. PA 661b23.
    • I of animals, with outstanding teeth or tusks, κάπρος χ. (where most codd. χαυλιόδων, contr. to the rule of Hdn. Epim. 208, that the correct forms are χαυλιόδους and χαυλιώδων), Hes. Sc. 387, cf. Arist. l.c., 663a7; χ. γένεθλα Opp. C. 3.6.
    • II Subst., of projecting teeth, tusks, tushes, ἔχει [ὁ κροκόδειλος] ὀδόντας μεγάλους καὶ χαυλιόδοντας Hdt. 2.68; τετράπουν χαυλιόδοντας φαῖνον, of the hippo-potamus, Id. 2.71, cf. D.S. 1.35; opp. καρχαρόδους, Arist. HA 501a15, PA 661b18, cf. HA 538b21.

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