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Headword: Σελευκίς
Adler number: sigma,199
Translated headword: seleukis
Vetting Status: low
Translation:
It is a bird with a good digestion and an insatiable appetite and villainous, which greedily gorges on locusts.
Greek Original:
Σελευκίς: ὄρνεόν ἐστιν εὔπεπτον καὶ ἀκόρεστον καὶ πανοῦργον. καὶ τὰς ἀκρίδας χανδὸν λαφύσσον.
Notes:
The Pastor roseus [rosy starling], according to LSJ s.v. V.
Similar entries in other lexica; ultimate source [Eunapius] fr.2 FHG (4.13).
Keywords: definition; ethics; food; historiography; zoology
Translated by: David Whitehead on 10 January 2011@10:54:04.
Vetted by:
Catharine Roth (set status) on 10 January 2011@10:57:54.
David Whitehead (augmented notes; another keyword) on 10 January 2011@11:04:35.
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