Γραῦς σέριφος
old-maid bug
Translated by Ross Scaife ✝25 Nov 2002Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] a woman who has grown old in her virginity; metaphorical from the field locust, which they call an old-maid bug and mantis.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Γραῦς σέριφος· ἡ ἐν παρθενίᾳ γεγηρακυῖα· ἀπὸ μεταφορᾶς τῆς ἀρουραίας ἀκρίδος, ἣν καλοῦσι γραῦν σερίφην καὶ μάντιν.