βατίς

batis

skate

Appears 3 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 3
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Book VI 2
Chapter 10 564b14–566a1

565a22
565a27
Book VIII 1
Chapter 3 592a28–594a3

592b17

Dictionary (LSJ)

βατίς, ίδος, ἡ, a flat fish, perh. A. skate or ray, Epich. 59.1, 90.1, Ar. V. 510, Hermipp. 45.2, Arist. HA 565a22, al. II. bird that frequents bushes, possibly stone-chat, ib.592b17. III. samphire, Crithmum maritimum, Plin. 21.86, 174, Colum.12.7.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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