ortўgŏmētra
ortўgŏmētra, ae, f., = ὀρτυγομήτρα, quail-mother, a bird that leads the quails in their migrations across the sea, the landrail: ortygometrā duce, Plin. 10, 23, 33, § 66.— Transf., a quail, Tert. adv. Psych. 16; Vulg. Sap. 16, 2; 19, 12.
No short def.
Headword (normalized):
ortўgŏmētra
Headword (normalized/stripped):
ortуgometra
Intro Text:
ortўgŏmētra, ae, f., = ὀρτυγομήτρα, quail-mother, a bird that leads the quails in their migrations across the sea, the landrail: ortygometrā duce, Plin. 10, 23, 33, § 66.— Transf., a quail, Tert. adv. Psych. 16; Vulg. Sap. 16, 2; 19, 12.
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lat.ls.perseus-eng2-n33088
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