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ὄρρος

ὄρρος, end of the os sacrum, rump

ὄρρος, ὁ,
  • end of the os sacrum (cf. ὀρροπύγιον), Gal. 19.127, Sch. Ar. Pl. 122, Moer. p.284 P., Ath. 13.565f; but Ammon. (Diff. p.27) identifies it with ταῦρος III, cf. Poll. 2.173; = τράμις, Ruf. Onom. 101.
      • 2 generally, rump, Ar. Ra. 222, Pax 1239, Lys. 964, etc. (The orig. form was prob. ὄρσος (contained in Ion. ὀρσοπύγιον, v. ὀρροπύγιον, and perh. in ὀρσοθύρη), cf. OE. ears, OHG. ars, etc.: akin also to οὐρά.)

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