λόφουρος
λόφουρος, pack-animals
λόφ-ουρος (λοφοῦρος Arist. HA 501a6 Bekker), ον, in neut. pl.,
- pack-animals, as horse, ass, mule, Arist. HA 491a1, GA 755b18, IG 12(1).677.23 (Rhodes, iv/iii B.C.); also called ὑποζύγια, Arist. Pr. 895b12 (cf. 15); τὰ ζυγὰ τῶν λ. Thphr. HP 5.7.6; opp. τὰ μηρυκάζοντα, ib. 3.10.2, cf. 2.7.4. Arist. Pr. l.c.
λόφουρος -ον [λόφος , οὐρά ] hairy-tailed | subst. τὰ λόφουρα beasts of burden, equids Aristot. H.A. 491a 1 Thphr. H.P. 5.7.6, C.P. 3.6.1 etc.
λόφ·ουρος, ος, ον, dont la queue a de longs poils : τὰ λόφουρα, Arstt. H.A. 1, 6, etc. ; Th. H.P. 3, 10, 2, bêtes de somme.
Étym. λόφος, οὐρά.
λόφουρος, mit langhaarigem Schwanze, od. Tiere, die am Halse u. am Schwanze lange, steife Haare haben, wie die Pferde u. Esel, Arist. Physiogn. 4 κύνες, ὄνοι, σύες ; vgl. H.A. 1.6, gen.an. 3.5.