φήνη
phene
vulture
Appears 8 times across Aristotle's works.
Frequency by work
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Dictionary (LSJ)
φήνη, ἡ, a kind of A. vulture, perh. lammergeyer, Gypaëtus barbatus, φῆναι ἢ αἰγυπιοί Od. 16.217, cf. 3.372, Av. 304, HA 592b5, 619b23, cf. φίνις; sacred to Athena, NA 12.4.
Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)
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φήνη — with the passages
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