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οὐραῖος

οὐραῖος, of the tail

οὐρ-αῖος, α, ον, (οὐρά)
  • of the tail, τρίχες ἄκραι οὐραῖαι Il. 23.520; ἄκρα οὐ. πτερά A.R. 2.571, cf. Euph. 51.6, Orib. 8.6.15: generally, τὰ οὐ. the tail or hindmost parts of fish, Hp. Vict. 3.79; πόδες the hind-feet, Theoc. 25.269, Arat. 352.
      • 2 οὐραῖον, τό, tail, Achae. 27.3; κυνός Men. Kol.Fr. 7; Ἄρκτος στρέφουσʼ οὐραῖα E. Ion 1154; in fish, tail-fin, S. Fr. 762, Arist. HA 490a4, al., dub. l. in Arat. 363; τὰ οὐ. hinder part, rear, Ph. 2.109, Luc. VH 1.35, 2.1.
      • 3 οὐραῖον, τό, = τὸ πέρας τοῦ ὀστέου, of the coccyx, Gal. 15.863.
οὐραῖος, ὁ, Egypt. word,
  • = βασιλίσκος II, Horap. 1.1.

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