Ἀμφόδοντα ζῷα
double-toothed creatures
Translated by Jennifer Benedict10 Aug 2000Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
Such as man, horse, ass, and as many as have teeth that do not cross; they [sc. also] have soft fat, but not suet.1
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἀμφόδοντα ζῷα· οἷον ἄνθρωπος, ἵππος, ὄνος καὶ ὅσα οὐκ ἐνηλλαγμένους τοὺς ὀδόντας ἔχει, οἷς συμβέβηκε πιμελήν, ἀλλ' οὐ στέαρ ἔχειν.
Betacode
*)amfo/donta zw=|a: oi(=on a)/nqrwpos, i(/ppos, o)/nos kai\ o(/sa ou)k e)nhllagme/nous tou\s o)do/ntas e)/xei, oi(=s sumbe/bhke pimelh/n, a)ll' ou) ste/ar e)/xein.
Notes (1)
- From Aristophanes of Byzantium, Epitome of Aristotle's History of Animals. See also, for the first part, Etymologicum Magnum 493.9-12, and cf. sigma 1595.
- 1For this Aristotelian distinction cf. pi 1605. ↩
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Revision history4 revisions · last 29 Nov 2014
- translated title — Catharine Roth
- coding — Catharine Roth
- augmented notes and keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- added note; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Jennifer Benedict