κόσσυφος

kossyphos

blackbird, Turdus merula

Appears 20 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 19
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Book V 2
Chapter 13 544a25–544b11

544a27
544a27
Book VIII 3
Chapter 15 599a30–600a9

599b8

Chapter 16 600a10–26

600a20

Chapter 30 607b1–608a7

607b15
Book IX 14
Chapter 1 608a11–610a35

609b9
610a13

Chapter 9 614a34–614b17

614b8
614b9

Chapter 13 615b19–616a13

616a3

Chapter 19 617a11–17

617a11
617a15

Chapter 20 617a18–22

617a18
617a21

Chapter 21 617a23–27

617a25

Chapter 23 617b6–15

617b10

Chapter 27 617b27–30

617b27

Chapter 30 618a31–618b8

618b3

Chapter 50 631b19–633b8

632b15
De Mirabilibus Auscultationibus 1
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Chapter 15 831b14–17

831b14

Dictionary (LSJ)

κόσσυφος, Att. κόττῠφος, ὁ (also κόσσυκος, Gloss.),A. blackbird, Turdus merula, ὁ μὲν ἕτερος μέλας, . . ὁ δʼ ἕτερος ἔκλευκος Arist. HA 617a11; ἑξῆς κ. ἦλθε μόνος γεύσασθαι ἕτοιμος Matro Conv. 87, cf. Theoc. Ep. 4.10, AP 12.142 (Rhian.), 9.76 (Antip.), 343 (Arch.); v. κόψιχος. II. a sea-fish, Diocl.Fr. 135, Gal. 6.718; μελάγχρως Numen. ap. Ath. 7.305c; ὁθαλάττιος Ael. NA 1.14sq. III. name of a peculiar breed of poultry at Tanagra, Paus. 9.22.4.

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