ὀρτυγομήτρα
ὀρτυγομήτρα, a bird which migrates with the quails
ὀρτῠγο-μήτρα, ἡ,
- a bird which migrates with quails, perh. corncrake, landrail, Rallus crex, Cratin. 246, Arist. HA 597b16, Alex.Mynd. ap. Ath. 9.393a, LXX Ex. 16.13, Nu. 11.31; ludicrously applied to Latona, the Ortygian mother (cf. Ὀρτυγία I), Ar. Av. 870.
ὀρτυγο·μήτρα, ας (ἡ) [ῠ] râle, propr. « reine des cailles », oiseau, Ath. 392f ; Spt. Ex. 16, 13 ; Num. 11, 31, etc. ; surn. com. de Latone, Ar. Av. 872.
Étym. ὄρτυξ, μήτρα.
ὀρτυγομήτρα, ἡ, Wachtelmutter, ein mit den Wachteln fortziehender Vogel, vielleicht unser Wachtelkönig ; Ar. Av. 870 ; Arist. H.A. 8.12 ; vgl. Ath. IX.392a.
ὀρτυγομήτρα
ὀρτῠγο-μήτρα, ἡ,
- a bird which migrates with the quails, perh. the land-rail, ludicrously applied to Latona, the Ortygian mother (cf. Ὀρτυγία) , Ar.