ἀσκαλαβώτης

askalabotes

spotted lizard, gecko, Platydactylus mauretanicus

Appears 9 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 7
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Book IV 1
Chapter 11 537b22–538b24

538a27
Book VIII 3
Chapter 15 599a30–600a9

599a31

Chapter 17 600a27–601a22

600b22

Chapter 29 607a9–34

607a27
Book IX 3
Chapter 1 608a11–610a35

609a29
609a30

Chapter 9 614a34–614b17

614b4
Progression of Animals 1
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Chapter 15 712b22–713a25

713a17
De Mirabilibus Auscultationibus 1
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Chapter 13 831b5–9

831b6

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀσκαλαβώτης, ου, ὁ, A. spotted lizard, gecko, Platydactylus mauretanicus, Ar. Nu. 170, Arist. HA 538a27, 607a27; cf. σκαλαβώτης, καλαβώτης.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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