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κεμάς

κεμάς, a young deer, a pricket

κεμάς, άδος, ἡ,
  • young deer, pricket, between νεβρός and ἔλαφος (so Ar.Byz. ap. Eust. 711.37, cf. Miller Mélanges de litt.gr. p.431), Il. 10.361, Call. Dian. 112, A.R. 3.879, Herodic. ap. Ath. 5.222a, Ael. NA 14.14:—also κεμμάς (q.v.), and in Hsch. κεμφάς, (Cf. Skt. śáma-ʼhornless’, Lith. šmúlas ‘hornless’, OE. hind.)

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