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εὐλή

εὐλή, a worm

εὐλή, ἡ,
  • worm, maggot, the larva of the fly (rarely in sg., AP 7.472.10 (Leon.)), different fr. ἕλμινς; Hom. only in Il., of worms bred in flesh, 19.26, 24.414, al.; ὑπʼ εὐλέων καταβρωθῆναι Hdt. 3.16, cf. 4.205, Hp. Mul. 1.75, Pl. Ax. 365c, Arist. HA 506a30:—of common worms, Orph. L. 600.

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