Aristotle Greek Lexicon κάμηλος

κάμηλος

kamelos

camel, Camelus bactrianus

Appears 35 times across Aristotle's works.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

κάμηλος [ᾰ], and (as in Ar. Av. 1563), A. camel, Camelus bactrianus and C. dromedarius (cf. Arist. HA 499a13), A. Supp. 285, etc.; τοὺς ἔρσενας τῶν κ. Hdt. 3.105; κ. ἀμνός a camel-lamb, i.e. young camel, Ar. Av. 1559 (lyr.); κ. δρομάς Plu. Alex. 31: prov., κάμηλον καταπίνειν Ev.Matt. 23.24; cf. κάμιλος. 2. ἡ κ. camelry, Hdt. 1.80. (Semitic word, cf. Hebr. gāmāl.)

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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