μύραινα

myraina

sea-eel

Appears 7 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 5
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Book III 1
Chapter 10 517b3–20

517b7
Book VIII 3
Chapter 2 589a10–592a27

591a12

Chapter 13 597b31–599a19

598a14

Chapter 15 599a30–600a9

599b6
Book IX 1
Chapter 2 610b1–19

610b17
Progression of Animals 2
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Chapter 7 707a16–708a8

707b29
707b31

Dictionary (LSJ)

μύραινα, ἡ, (μῦρος) A. sea-eel or murry, Muraena helena, Epich. 72, Sophr. 103, etc.: coupled with ἔχιδνα as a sea-serpent, A. Ch. 1002, Ar. Ra. 475; cf. σμύραινα. [μῡ, Epich. l. c.]

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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