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πελειάς

πελειάς, dove

πελειάς, άδος, ἡ,
  • = foreg. [πέλεια] I, mostly in pl., Il. 11.634, Hdt. 2.55, A. Supp. 223, E. Andr. 1140, etc.; τρήρωσι πελειάσιν . . ὁμοῖαι Il. 5.778; Ep. dat. πεληϊάδεσσι Opp. C. 1.351: in sg., Hdt. l.c., S. OC 1081 (lyr.): distd. from περιστερά, Arist. HA 544b2, 597b3; but used for περιστερά by Sophr. ap. Ath. 9.394d, Hp. Mul. 2.110, 189.
      • 2 an Indian fruit-pigeon, Crocopus chlorogaster, Ael. NA 16.2.
    • II = foreg. II, Hdt. 2.55, 57, S. Tr. 172.
    • III Πελειάδες, αἱ, = Πλειάδες (q. v.).

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