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κικκαβαῦ

κικκαβαῦ, a cry in imitation of the screechowl’s note, toowhit, toowhoo

κικκᾰβαῦ, onomatop.,
  • cry in imitation of the screech-owlʼs note, Ar. Av. 261: κικκάβη, ἡ, screech-owl, Sch.adloc.; cf. κικκάμη, noctua, Gloss.:—hence κικκᾰβάζω (-ίζω Phot.), shriek like a screech-owl, cj. Dobree for κακκ- in Ar. Lys. 761.

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