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πυραλίς

πυραλίς, bird

πῠρᾰλίς or πῠραλλίς, ίδος, ἡ,
  • an unknown bird, perh. a kind of pigeon, Arist. HA 609a18, Call. Fr. 100c4, Ael. NA 4.5; πυρραλίς, Hsch.
      • 2 an insect said to live in fire, Plin. HN 11.119.
    • II ἐλαῖαι πυραλλίδες, a red kind of olive, Phylotim. ap. Orib. 2.69.9.

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