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ἀμφίστομος

ἀμφίστομος, with double mouth

ἀμφίστομος, ον,
  • with double mouth, of the ichneumon, Eub. 107.15; ὄρυγμα ἀ. tunnel, Hdt. 3.60; σπήλαιον Apollod. 2.5.1; λαβὰς ἀ. handles on both sides of bowl (ἑκατέρωθεν τοῦ στόματος Sch.), S. OC 473; ἀ. θυρίδες, of honeycombs, Arist. HA 624a8; of fistulae, Meges ap. Orib. 44.24.11.
      • 2 two-edged, ξίφη D.S. 5.33; ἕκτορες anchors with two flukes, Luc. Lex. 15.
      • 3 of a body of soldiers, facing both ways, δύναμις, τόξις, Plb. 2.28.6, 29.4, cf. Ascl. Tact. 3.5, Onos. 21.2; φάλαγξ Ael. Tact. 37.1, Arr. Tact. 29.1. Adv. -μως with λοχαγοί in front and rear, Ascl. Tact. 11.3, Ael. Tact. 37.2, Arr. Tact. 29.2.
      • 4 pointed at both ends, ἄκοντες Tim. Pers. 176.

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