= the first part of a longer entry in Etymologicum Magnum 219.56. Also, variously, in other lexica: see notes below.
The headword is attested from Homer onwards, and usually applied to animals, especially piglets, often in the context of sacrifice: see LSJ s.v. (web address 1).
1Hesychius gamma74 has an entry equivalent to this, except that both lemma and gloss are accusative case, rather than the Suda's nominatives. This perhaps derives (as Latte suggests) from commentary on 1 Kingdoms (=1 Samuel RSV, etc.) 7.9 LXX. Compare Anecdota Graeca (Bekker) 229.22. In the Suda, see upsilon 613.↩
2This gloss likewise, according to Adler, in the Ambrosian Lexicon (5).