ἐντομή

entome

slit, groove

Appears 5 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 4
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Book I 1
Chapter 1 486a5–488b28

487a33
Book IV 3
Chapter 1 523a31–525a29

523b14

Chapter 4 527b35–530a31

529a18

Chapter 7 531b20–532b28

531b30
Parts of Animals 1
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Book IV 1
Chapter 6 682a35–683b3

682b4

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐντομή, ἡ, A. slit, groove, Hp. Art. 33,47; in insects, notch, incision, Arist. HA 487a33(pl.), 523b14(pl.); ἐντομαὶ κτενός Luc. Am. 44. 2. hewing of masonry, λίθοι ἐντομῇ (v.l. ἐντομῇ) ἐγγώνιοι Th. 1.93. 3. narrow gorge, cleft, D.S. 1.32.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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