κίχλη

kichle

thrush

Appears 11 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 11
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Book II 1
Chapter 13 504b13–505b4

505a17
Book VI 1
Chapter 1 558b8–559a14

559a5
Book VIII 5
Chapter 3 592a28–594a3

593b6

Chapter 13 597b31–599a19

598a11

Chapter 15 599a30–600a9

599b8

Chapter 16 600a10–26

600a26

Chapter 30 607b1–608a7

607b15
Book IX 4
Chapter 11 614b31–615a19

615a6

Chapter 20 617a18–22

617a18

Chapter 22 617a28–617b5

617b2

Chapter 50 631b19–633b8

632b18

Dictionary (LSJ)

κίχλη [ῐ by nature], ἡ, A. thrush (a generic term, including various species, Arist. HA 617a18), κ. τανυσίπτεροι Od. 22.468, cf. Ar. Av. 591, etc.:—Dor. κιχήλα Epich. 157, Ar. Nu. 339:—late Gr. κίχλα Alex. Tralk.1.10, Gp. 15.1.19. II. sea-fish, a species of wrasse, Epich. 60, Antim. ap. Ath. 7.304e (ʼAntiphanes’ codd.), Diocl.Fr. 135, Arist. HA 598a11, Nic. Fr. 59, Numen. ap. Ath. 7.305c, Opp. H. 1.126, 4.173: later κίχλα, Alex.Trall. 1.15.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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