λ8Λάβραξ
bass
A kind of fish. And [there is] a proverb: 'Milesian basses'. The appellation was applied because its mouth gapes open and it swallows the bait readily and eagerly [la/brws]; consequently it is easily caught. In Miletus…
Λάβραξ· εἶδος ἰχθύος. καὶ παροιμία· λάβρακας Μιλησίους. τὴν δὲ προσηγορίαν πεποίηται, διότι κέχηνεν αὐτοῦ τὸ στόμα, καὶ ἀθρόως καὶ λάβρως τὸ δέλεαρ καταπίνει· ὅθεν καὶ εὐχερῶς…
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