πελειάς

peleias

fruitpigeon, Crocopus chlorogaster

Appears 4 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 4
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Book V 3
Chapter 13 544a25–544b11

544b2
544b2
544b3
Book VIII 1
Chapter 12 596b19–597b30

597b3

Dictionary (LSJ)

πελειάς, άδος, ἡ, A. = foreg. I, mostly in pl. , Il. 11.634, Hdt. 2.55, A. Supp. 223, E. Andr. 1140, etc. ; τρήρωσι πελειάσιν . . ὁμοῖαι Il. 5.778 ; Ep. dat. πεληϊάδεσσι Opp. C. 1.351 : in sg. , Hdt. l. c., S. OC 1081 (lyr.) : distd. from περιστερά, Arist. HA 544b2, 597b3 ; but used for περιστερά by Sophr. ap. Ath. 9.394d, Hp. Mul. 2.110, 189. 2. an Indian fruitpigeon, Crocopus chlorogaster, Ael. NA 16.2. II. = foreg. II, Hdt. 2.55,57, S. Tr. 172. III. Πελειάδες, αἱ, = Πλειάδες (q. v.).

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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