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μαρτιχόρας

μαρτιχόρας, man-eater

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μαρτιχόρα Noun: singular of μαρτιχόρας

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μαρτιχόρας, ὁ,
  • man-eater, i.e. tiger, described with fabulous attributes by Ctes. ap. Arist. HA 501a26 (v.l. μαρτιοχώρας, μαντιχώρας), cf. Ctes. Fr. 57.7, Id. ap. Paus. 9.21.4 (μαρτιόρα codd.), et ap. Ael. NA 4.21. (Cf. OPers. martiya- ‘man’, Avest. khwar- ‘eat’, Mod. Pers. mard-khwār ‘man-eater’.)

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