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κεγχρίς

κεγχρίς, ortolan

κεγχρ-ίς, ίδος, ἡ,
  • = κέρχνη (q.v.).
        • b a small millet-eating bird, ortolan or bunting, Ael. NA 13.25.
      • 2 masc., = κεγχρίας II (q.v.), Lucan. 9.712, Plin. HN 20.245.
    • II = κέγχρος I, Hp. Nat.Mul. 32.

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