ἀστακός

astakos

the smooth lobster

Appears 12 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 10
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Book I 1
Chapter 6 490b7–491a26

490b12
Book IV 4
Chapter 2 525a30–527a35

525a32
525b11
526a11

Chapter 4 527b35–530a31

530a28
Book V 4
Chapter 7 541b19–33

541b20
541b25

Chapter 17 549a14–549b28

549b14
549b16
Book VIII 1
Chapter 17 600a27–601a22

601a10
Parts of Animals 2
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Book IV 2
Chapter 8 683b25–684b5

683b27
684a32

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀστακός, ὁ, A. the smooth lobster, Philyll. 13, Arist. HA 526a11, 549b14, Matro Conv. 66, Archestr. Fr. 24.1; ὁ ἐν τοῖς ποταμοῖς ἀ. the river cray-fish, Arist. HA 530a28. II. hollow of the ear, Poll. 2.85. (By assimilation from ὀστακός, the Att. form acc. to Ath. 3.105b.)

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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