ᾨοτόκον
egg
Translated by David Whitehead1 Jan 2004Vetting: high8 revisions
Translation
['Egg'] and [sc. also attested is] w)|oto/kon ['egg-laying', i.e. oviparous].
[Note] that of the quadrupeds only the tortoise gives birth to eggs.1
[Note] that of the quadrupeds only the tortoise gives birth to eggs.1
Greek original · Adler’s text
ᾨόν καὶ ᾨοτόκον. ὅτι ἀπὸ τῶν τετραπόδων ἡ χελώνη μόνη ᾠοτοκεῖ.
Betacode
*)w|o/n kai\ *)w|oto/kon. o(/ti a)po\ tw=n tetrapo/dwn h( xelw/nh mo/nh w)|otokei=.
Notes (1)
- The electronic text omits the primary headword
w)|o/n .
Cf. omega 136. - 1Aristotle, History of Animals 506b25-27 -- perhaps (in Adler's view) via the Epitome by Aristophanes of Byzantium. ↩
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