ἀμία

amia

tunny

Appears 11 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 10
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Book I 1
Chapter 1 486a5–488b28

488a7
Book II 1
Chapter 15 505b25–506b23

506b13
Book IV 1
Chapter 8 532b29–535a26

533a32
Book VI 1
Chapter 17 570a25–571b2

571a22
Book VIII 5
Chapter 2 589a10–592a27

591a11
591b17

Chapter 13 597b31–599a19

598a22
598a27

Chapter 19 601b9–602b19

601b21
Book IX 1
Chapter 37 620b10–622b18

621a17
Parts of Animals 1
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Book IV 1
Chapter 2 676b16–677b10

676b21

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀμία (A), ἡ, kind of A. tunny, which ascends rivers, perh. bonito, Sotad.Com. 1.26, Archipp. 20,Arist. HA 506b13, Fr. 308:—also ἀμίας, ου, ὁ, MatroConv. 61:—gender indeterminate, Epich. 59, cf.124, Arist. HA 488a7, al.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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