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σκώληξ

σκώληξ, a worm

σκώληξ, ηκος, ὁ,
  • worm, esp. earthworm, ὥς τε σκώληξ ἐπὶ γαίῃ κεῖτο ταθείς Il. 13.654.
      • 2 pl., grubs or larvae of insects, Ar. V. 1111, Fr. 583, Nicopho 1, Thphr. HP 8.10.4; ἐξ οὗ ὅλου ὅλον γίνεται τὸ ζῷον, opp. the egg (ᾠόν), Arist. HA 489b8, cf. GA 733a1, HA 506a26, 551b2, al.
      • 3 pl., worms in dung, in decayed matter, in trees and wood, Thphr. HP 3.12.6, 5.4.4, etc.
      • 4 metaph., οἱ κόλακές εἰσι . . οὐσίας σκώληκες Anaxil. 33.1.
      • 5 aerugo vermicularis, Dsc. 5.79, Androm. ap. Gal. 13.806.
    • II thread twisted from the distaff, Epig. 7.
    • III Aeol. for κολόκυμα, Pl.Com. 25, cf. Phryn. PS p.108 B., Hsch., Phot.
    • IV worm-shaped cake, Alciphr. Fr. 6.
    • V heap of threshed corn, Hsch.

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