μετάχοιρον

metachoiron

after-pig

Appears 6 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Generation of Animals 4
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Book II 3
Chapter 8 747a23–749a6

749a1
749a2
749a5
Book IV 1
Chapter 4 769b30–773a29

770b7
History of Animals 2
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Book VI 2
Chapter 18 571b3–573b16

573b5

Chapter 24 577b19–578a5

577b27

Dictionary (LSJ)

μετάχοιρον, τό, A. after-pig, i. e. the smallest, weakest of the litter, Arist. HA 573b5, GA 749a1:—μετάχοιρα shd. be restored for μετάχοιροι in Poll. 1.251.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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