γαμψῶνυξ
gampsonyx
with crooked talons
Appears 45 times across Aristotle's works.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
γαμψῶνυξ, ῠχος, ὁ, ἡ, (ὄνυξ) A. with crooked talons, of birds of prey, αἰγυπιοὶ γαμψώνυχες Il. 16.428, Od. 22.302; οἰωνοί Pr. 488; τὰν γ. παρθένον, of the Sphinx, OT 1199 (lyr.); γ. ἅρπη D. 12.336, etc.:—also γαμψ-ώνυχος, ον, HA 563b20, GA 750a11, 2.727c; τὸ γ. 6.7.9, Protr. 21.ιθ: pl., γαμψώνυχοι ἀστακοί 30; τὰ γ., of beasts of prey, HA 517b1, cf. 503a30.
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