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οἶστρος .οἶστρος, ὁ, the gadfly, breese, Lat. asilus, an insect which infests cattle, Od., Aesch. metaph. a sting, anything that drives mad, Eur.: absol. the smart of pain, agony, Soph. mad desire, insane passion, Hdt., Eur., etc.:—generally, madness, frenzy, Soph., Eur.

ShortDef

the gadfly, breese

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Headword:

οἶστρος

Headword (normalized):

οἶστρος

Headword (normalized/stripped):

οιστρος

IDX:

22884

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n22907

Key:

oi)=stros

Data

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