ἀκανθίς

akanthis

goldfinch, Fringilla carduelis

Appears 4 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 4
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Book VIII 1
Chapter 3 592a28–594a3

592b30
Book IX 3
Chapter 1 608a11–610a35

610a4
610a6

Chapter 17 616b19–32

616b31

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀκανθίς, ίδος, ἡ, a bird, A. goldfinch, Fringilla carduelis, or linnet, Fr.linaria, Arist. HA 616b31, Theoc. 7.141. II. = ἠριγέρων, Call. ap. Plin. HN 25.168: = ἄκανθα Ἀραβική, Ps.-Dsc. 3.13: = ἀκάνθιον, ib.16. III. = κανθός, Gal. 17(1).666.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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