μῦς
μῦς, ὁ (even of the female, Philem. 126; ὁ θῆλυς [μ.] Ael. NA 12.10); gen. μῠός Cratin. 53, Alc.Com. 22; acc. μῦν Arcesil. 1 D.; voc. μῦ AP 11.391 ( Lucill.); nom. pl. μύες [ῠ] Ar. Ach. 762, Anaxandr. 41.61 (anap.), μῦες dub. in Epich. 44, also μῦς Antiph. 193, Herod. 3.76; acc. pl. μύας [ῠ] Epich. 42.5, Posidipp. 14, μῦς Hdt. 2.141, Philyll. 13; dat. pl. μῡσί Hdn.Gr. 2.642, μῠσί ( ν) Batr. 174, 178, al.:—
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"definition": "<i>mouse</i> or <i>rat,</i> Batr. 173, etc.: sg. in collect. sense, οὐδὲ τὸμ μῦν ἑτοιμάζονται θηρεύειν PCair.Zen. 300.17 (iii B. C.); μ. ἀρουραῖος literally the <i>field-mouse,</i> but prob. <i>hamster, Cricetus vulgaris,</i> Hdt. l.c.; prov., μ. πίττης γεύεται, of one who tempted by some apparent good finds himself in inextricable difficulties, ‘burn oneʼs fingers’, ‘catch a Tartar’, D. 50.26; μῦς . . γεύμεθα πίσσας Theoc. 14.51; ὅκως χώρης οἱ μῦς ὁμοίως τὸν σίδηρον τρώγουσιν, i. e. for lack of food, Herod. l.c., cf. Antig. Car. ap. St.Byz. s.v. Γύαρος; κατὰ μυὸς ὄλεθρον, of a lingering death, Philem. 211, Men. 219, cf. Herod. 5.68 (s. v. l.), Ael. NA 12.10; μ. λευκός a <i>lewd</i> person, Philem. 126.",
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"quote": "οὐδὲ τὸμ μῦν ἑτοιμάζονται θηρεύειν",
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"label": "2",
"definition": "<i>jerboa, Dipus aegyptiacus,</i> Hdt. 4.192, Arist. HA 581a3, al.",
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"label": "II",
"definition": "<i>mussel,</i> A. Fr. 34, Philyll. l.c., Arist. HA 547b11 (s. v. l.), al., prob. in PCair.Zen. 82.11 (iii B. C.).",
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"label": "III",
"definition": "<i>whale,</i> Arist. HA 519a23 (s. v. l.); but μ. θαλάττιος <i>file-fish, Balistes capriscus,</i> = Lat. mus marinus, Ael. NA 9.41, cf. Diph.Siph. ap. Ath. 8.355f, Marc.Sid. 30, Opp. H. 1.174; μ. θ. prob. sea-water <i>mussel,</i> Heraclid.Tar. ap. Ath. 3.120d.",
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"label": "IV",
"definition": "<i>muscle</i> of the body, Hp. de Arte 10, Arist. Pr. 885a37, Theoc. 22.48, etc.",
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"label": "V",
"definition": "<i>gag</i> (as if from μύω), Herod. 3.85.",
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"label": "VI",
"definition": "μυὸς ὦτα, v. μυοσωτίς. (Cf. Skt. mú̄s, Lat. mūs, OHG., OE., ONorse mūs; the signf. <i>muscle</i> (IV supr.) belongs also to OHG., OE., ONorse mūs, Dutch muis, and to the Dim., Lat. musculus, cf. OSlav. myšica ‘arm’ (lit. ‘little mouseʼ); cf. σμῦς.)",
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