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φερέοικος

φερέοικος, carrying one’s house with one

φερέ-οικος, ον,
  • carrying oneʼs house with one, of the Scythians in Hdt. 4.46.
    • II Subst., house-carrier, i.e. snail, Hes. Op. 571: acc. to others, a kind of wasp, or a tortoise, Hsch., EM 790.35, cf. φέροικος.

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