ἐρῳδιός

erodios

heron

Appears 9 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 8
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Book VIII 1
Chapter 3 592a28–594a3

593b1
Book IX 7
Chapter 1 608a11–610a35

609a30
609a31
609b7
609b21
610a8

Chapter 18 616b33–617a10

616b33
617a8
Progression of Animals 1
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Chapter 10 709b20–710b4

710a13

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐρῳδιός, ὁ, A. heron, Il. 10.274, Epich. 46, Semon. 9, Ar. Av. 886, Call. Aet.Oxy. 2080.64, Clitarch. 22 J., Ant.Lib. 7.7, etc.:—also ῥῳδιός, Hippon. 63, and ἀρῳδιός (q. v.):—Aristotle mentions three kinds : ὁ πέλλος, prob. common heron, Ardea cinerea ; ὁ λευκός, egret, A. alba, gazetta; ὁ ἀστερίας, bittern, A. Stellaris, HA609b21 : the ἐρῳδιός in Il. l.c. (cf. Ael. NA 1.1) was prob. a shearwater. (ἐρωδιός freq. in codd., even in Pap. of Call.l.c. (ii A. D.), but ἐρῳδιός (with ωι and oxyt.) Hdn.Gr.2.924 and codd. Hom.)

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