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σφονδύλη

σφονδύλη, beetle

σφονδύλ-η [ῡ], ἡ,
  • an insect which lives on the roots of plants, prob. a kind of beetle, which has a strong smell when attacked, Ar. Pax 1078 (hex.), cf. Arist. HA 542a10 (v.l. σπονδύλη), 604b19, Thphr. HP 9.14.3.
    • II σπονδύλη· ἡ γαλῆ παρʼ Ἀττικοῖς, Hsch.

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