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kite
A kind of bird of prey which appears in the spring. And [there is] a proverb: "rolling down before kites." For when spring begins, the kite appears. Delighted by this they used to roll, as if falling on their knees to a…
Ἴκτινος· εἶδος ὄρνιθος ἁρπακτικοῦ ἐν ἔαρι φαινομένου. καὶ παροιμία· προκυλινδεῖσθαι ἰκτίνοις. ἔαρος γὰρ ἀρχομένου ἴκτινος φαίνεται· ἐφ' ᾧ ἡδόμενοι ἐκυλινδοῦντο, ὡς ἐπὶ γόνυ…
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