νυκτερίς

nykteris

bat

Appears 8 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 4
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Book I 3
Chapter 1 486a5–488b28

487b23
488a26

Chapter 5 489a34–490b6

490a8
Book III 1
Chapter 1 509a27–511a35

511a31
Parts of Animals 2
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Book IV 2
Chapter 13 695a28–697b13

697b1
697b7
Progression of Animals 1
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Chapter 19 714b8–23

714b13
Metaphysics 1
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Book α 1
Chapter 1 993a30–993b31

993b9

Dictionary (LSJ)

νυκτερίς, ίδος, ἡ, A. bat, Od. 12.433, 24.6, Hdt. 2.76, etc. ; applied to a person, Χαιρεφῶν ἡ ν. Ar. Av. 1564 (lyr.). II. a fish, = καλλιώνυμος, Opp. H. 2.205. III. a plant, = μύρον Ἑλένης, Aët. 12.1.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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