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μυκτήρ

μυκτήρ, the nose, snout

μυκτήρ, ῆρος, ὁ, (μύσσομαι)
  • nostril, φλέγει δὲ μ., of the fire-breathing bull of Aeetes, S. Fr. 336, cf. Ar. V. 1488, etc.: freq. in pl., μυκτῆρσιν ἐρευνᾶν Emp. 101, cf. Hp. Art. 37, Acut. (Sp.) 23, Sophr. 135, Hdt. 3.87, Ar. Ra. 893, X. Smp. 5.6, Antiph. 217.6, Ph. 1.249, al.: dat. pl. μυκτήρεσσιν, in a prescription, POxy. 1088.32 (i A. D.): metaph., of a lamp-nozzle, Ar. Ec. 5.
      • 2 from the use of the nose to express ridicule, sneerer, of Socrates, Timo 25; in the abstract, sarcasm, raillery, μ. πολιτικώτατος Longin. 34.2, cf. Plu. Herod. 2.860e; μ. Ἀττικός Luc. Prom.Es 1; κεράσας μυκτῆρι φρόνημα AP 9.188.
    • II an elephantʼs trunk, Arist. HA 497b26, PA 659a12; also, the funnel of the cuttlefish, Id. HA 541b15.

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