ὀστρακώδης
ostrakodes
like an earthen pot
Appears 13 times across Aristotle's works.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ὀστρακώδης, ες, A. like an earthen pot or sherd, testaceous, of crabs, HA 525b12, al.; of the shell of the tortoise, ib.600b20; of oysters, ib.531a17; of the covering of certain eggs, GA 733a20, HA 558a28. 2. full of potsherds, τὸ ὄρος τὸ -ῶδες Jd. 1.35; ὀ. τόπος POxy. 941.2 (vi A. D.).
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