τέττιξ
τέττιξ
τέττιξ, ῑγος,
a kind of grasshopper, the cicala, Lat. cicada, an insect fond of basking on bushes, when the male makes a chirping noise by striking the wing against the breast, Il., etc.
χρύσεος τ. a golden cicada, worn by the Athenians before Solon.ʼs time, as an emblem of their claim to being αὐτόχθονες (for such was the supposed origin of the insect), Ar., Thuc.
a kind of grasshopper, the cicala, Lat. cicada
Headword (normalized):
τέττιξ
Headword (normalized/stripped):
τεττιξ
Intro Text:
τέττιξ
τέττιξ, ῑγος,
a kind of grasshopper, the cicala, Lat. cicada, an insect fond of basking on bushes, when the male makes a chirping noise by striking the wing against the breast, Il., etc.
χρύσεος τ. a golden cicada, worn by the Athenians before Solon.ʼs time, as an emblem of their claim to being αὐτόχθονες (for such was the supposed origin of the insect), Ar., Thuc.
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n32551
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