χελιδών
χελιδών
.χελῑδών, όνος, ἡ,
the swallow, Od., etc.:— the twittering of the swallow was proverbially used of barbarous tongues by the Greeks, Aesch.; χελιδόνων μουσεῖα (v. μουσεῖον) : proverbs also, μία χελιδὼν ἔαρ οὐ ποιεῖ Arist.
the frog in a horseʼs foot, so called from its being forked like the swallowʼs tail, Xen.
Headword (normalized):
χελιδών
Headword (normalized/stripped):
χελιδων
Intro Text:
χελιδών
.χελῑδών, όνος, ἡ,
the swallow, Od., etc.:— the twittering of the swallow was proverbially used of barbarous tongues by the Greeks, Aesch.; χελιδόνων μουσεῖα (v. μουσεῖον) : proverbs also, μία χελιδὼν ἔαρ οὐ ποιεῖ Arist.
the frog in a horseʼs foot, so called from its being forked like the swallowʼs tail, Xen.
URN:
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