ἀκανθίας
akanthias
prickly thing
Appears 3 times across Aristotle's works.
Frequency by work
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ἀκανθίας, ου, ὁ, A. prickly thing, and so, 1. kind of shark, prob. Squalus acanthias L., HA 565a29, 621b17. 2. kind of grasshopper, NA 10.44. 3. = ἀσφάραγος, 1.247, 6.54.
Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)
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