ὀστρακόδερμος
ostrakodermos
with a shell like a potsherd, hard-shelled
Appears 84 times across Aristotle's works.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ὀστρακόδερμος, ον, A. with a shell like a potsherd, hard-shelled, καρκίνοι 295; ὀ. ζῷα testaceans or molluscs (excl. cuttle-fishes), opp. μαλακόστρακα, HA 523b9, cf. 590a19, HP 4.6.8, 3.89f, Or. 6.193b; also of certain crabs, HA 601a18; of eggs, ib.489b14.
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