νεοσσιά
neossia
nest of young birds
Appears 43 times across Aristotle's works.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
νεοσσιά, Ion. νεοσσ-ιή, Att. νεοττιά, later νοσσιά, Ion. νοσσιή, ἡ, A. nest of young birds, 3.111, Av. 642, R. 548a, CP 4.5.7 (in the form νοσσιῶν); νεοττιὰς ποιεῖσθαι, νεοττιὰν ποιεῖν, HA 613b6, 618a8. 2. brood of young birds, 132, Eup. 1.21, Ev.Luc. 13.34; ν. χελιδόνων Pk. 278: metaph., ν. τέκνων Com.Adesp. 873 (= Trag.Adesp. 189). 3. lair, ἐφʼ ἧς ἀλώπηξ νοσσιὴν πεποίηται 7.72. 4. beehive, 4 Ma. 14.19.
Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)
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